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Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives Through the Secret World of Stolen Art
A good investigating piece of journalism on the very grey and mucky waters of the Art World. Knelman went on the hunt and interviewed most of the important players in the cat and mouse chase between the law and the criminals. The art world is one of the last area where a hand shake and cash are the normal currency. The games played between the thieves, the art dealers, the auction houses and the clients are grey at best. This is an informative and well written book, easy to access for the neophyte of the subject and it goes into the details enough to keep the attention of the more knowing readers
