The Art of the Heist: Confessions of a Master Art Thief, Rock-and-Roller, and Prodigal Son
Written by Myles J. Connor, Jr. and Jenny Siler
Narrated by Wayne Mitchell
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Once a promising young rock musician, the son of a respected policeman, Myles Connor became one of Boston's most infamous 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. The Art of the Heist is Connor's story-part confession, part thrill ride, and impossible to put down.
Myles J. Connor, Jr.
Myles J. Connor grew up in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of a decorated policeman. During the 1960s and '70s he was the leader of a successful Boston rock-and-roll band, Myles and the Wild Ones. He robbed his first museum when he was twenty years old. Shortly after, he gained notoriety for his daring escape from a Maine jail, and for his involvement in a dramatic shoot-out with Boston police. Connor has planned and executed numerous bank robberies and museum heists, several of which are told here for the first time.
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