The Art Of The Heist: Confessions Of A Master Thief [Paperback]

“A gripping tell-all….A fascinating look inside the mind of an unrepentant criminal.”
—Washington Post

“One of the most beguiling criminal memoirs ever written….A rare gem of a book.”
—T. J. English,New York Timesbestselling author ofHavana Nocturne

America’s most notorious art thief, Boston-based Myles Connor, tells the unapologetic true story of his life of crime inThe Art of the Heist.Co-written with acclaimed author Jenny Siler, Connor’s eye-opening memoirs offer readers a rare, detailed, and intimate look into the mindset of a master criminal—a cat burglar, thief, and con man, veteran of numerous brazen museum heists, who shares the unparalleled “rush” of a life lived on the far side of the law.

“There’s a rush to it, an elevation of the senses. . . . It’s a sweet feeling, one I’ll never get tired of, not on my twentieth heist, or my fiftieth, or my hundredth.”

Once a promising young rock musician, the son of a decorated policeman, Myles Connor became one of Boston’s most notorious criminals—a legendary art thief with irresistible charm and a genius IQ whose approach to his chosen profession mixed brillial8