type of scenario doesn't happen. I went to a lecture by him a couple of years ago and he walked thru the famous heist of masterpieces at the Gardner in the 1990s before he was hired and he has spent all these years talking with the FBI and local police about the crime and searching for the works of art that were stolen. They think they are still all together somewhere.

He said art heists are done by low level criminals who have no idea that while the masterpieces are worth millions, they simply cannot be monetized.

Here is my post on this http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026392652

though I have heard they do end up in places like the Middle East.

this crime and I would love to find out how this is playing out...

not the Gardener paintings.

I love reading about heists and forgeries. Some great stories out there and I read every one I can find...plus, I love the discoveries of art thought lost in WW2. And all the Monuments Men stories.

but if not, I think you would love it!

http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Bred-Bone-Cornish-Trilogy/dp/0140097112
" Publishers Weekly review:
Known to discerning readers for his beguiling Deptford Trilogy and the more recent Rebel Angels, Canadian author Davies has written another irresistible novel. His story of the secret life of Francis Cornish, full of ironic twists and surprises, has the added enticement of a look inside the rarefied world of art experts and restorers. There is even a hint of the thriller genre, since Cornish joins British Intelligence to participate in an international scheme to defraud the Nazis of Old Masters. But this is primarily a character study, built around the theme: "what's bred in the bone comes out in the flesh," with the corollary that suffering endured when one is young builds character for later achievements. Born into an eccentric, wealthy Canadian family in a backwoods town, enduring a lonely and suffocatingly pious upbringing, Cornish eventually becomes a respected art appraiser and collector, at the sacrifice of his considerable talent as a painter. In addition to the tantalizing story of how this comes about, related with elements of intrigue and mystery, Davies delivers a wickedly funny, trenchant dissection of provincial society and some witty observations about religion and art. The book is seamlessly constructed, interpolating some marvelous set pieces of comic intensity, and the reader hurtles through the taut, compelling narrative wishing it would never end."

and enjoyed them immensely.

I'll check that book out and see if my local library can get it...

thanks for the tip!

Grrr!