{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-heist","title":"The Art of the Heist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the most beguiling criminal memoirs ever written. . . . A rare gem of a book.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-- \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT. J. English, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eHavana Nocturne\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow did the son of a decorated policeman grow up to be one of Boston's most notorious criminals? How did he survive a decades-long feud with the FBI? How did he escape one jail sentence with a fake gun carved out of soap? How did he trade the return of a famous Rembrandt for early release from another sentence? \u003cem\u003eThe Art of the Heist\u003c\/em\u003e is a roller-coaster ride of a life, the memoir of America's most infamous art thief Myles Connor.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce a promising young rock musician, the son of a respected policeman, Myles Connor became one of Boston's most well-known criminals--a legendary art thief with irresistible charm and a genius IQ whose approach to his chosen profession mixed brilliant tactical planning with stunning bravado, brazen disguises, audaciously elaborate con jobs, and even the broad-daylight grab-and-dash. New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, Boston's Museum of Fine Art . . . no museum was off-limits. The fact that he was in jail at the time of the largest art theft in American history--the still-unsolved robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum--has not stopped the FBI from considering him a prime suspect. \u003cem\u003eThe Art of the Heist\u003c\/em\u003e is Connor's story--part confession, part thrill ride, and impossible to put down.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833215725773,"sku":"9780061672293","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_760d80c0-556c-4ebd-a6b9-124bacedd9fe.jpg?v=1790796173","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-heist","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}