Art Crime (fiction)
Dive into the thrilling world of art crime fiction with our curated list of gripping books. Explore heists, forgeries, and mysteries in top-rated novels that blend suspense, intrigue, and masterful storytelling.
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Chasing Cezanne
by Peter Mayle
Hanky-panky on the international art scene is the source of the hilarity and fizz in Peter Mayle's new novel. He flies us back to the …
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The Music Lesson
by Katharine Weber
Patricia Dolan is alone with a stolen Vermeer painting in an Irish cottage by the sea. How she got here is part of the story …
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Night Train to Memphis
by Elizabeth Peters
An assistant curator of Munich's National Museum, Vicky Bliss is no expert on Egypt, but she does have a Ph.D. in solving crimes. So when …
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Giotto's Hand
by Iain Pears
The author of the historical novel, "An Instance of the Fingerpost, " pens this intriguing mystery about an English art dealer on the trail of …
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The Last Judgement
by Iain Pears
When a tacky painting in his possession is linked to a series of murders, art dealer Jonathan Argyll must investigate the dark secrets in the …
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Death and Restoration
by Iain Pears
A novel about an Italian general who tries to prevent the theft of a painting being restored in a monastery.
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The Immaculate Deception
by Iain M Pears, M.D
This seventh novel in the series featuring art historian Jonathan Argyll begins as Jonathan's new wife, Italian Art Theft Squad leader Flavia di Stefano, is …
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The Bernini Bust
by Iain Pears
A bust of Pope Pius V is smuggled out of Italy by a California museum owner and subsequently he is murdered. Art historian Jonathan Argyll …
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Loot
by Aaron Elkins
American art historian Ben Revere braves assassins while searching Europe for a shipment of art stolen by the Nazis in World War II. One of …
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A Glancing Light
by Aaron Elkins
When a priceless stolen masterpiece is discovered among a shipment of reproductions to a Seattle art musuem, the mild mannered, law-abiding curator, Chris Norgren, reluctantly …
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A Deceptive Clarity
by Aaron J. Elkins
First time in paperback--a marvelous mystery by an Edgar Award-winning author, featuring more of art curator/detective Chris Norgren. Chris heads to Berlin to mount a …