The Gardner Heist
Subtitle: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft
By: [by] Ulrich Boser
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Smithsonian Books; Collins
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780061451836
Subjects: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; Art thefts -- Massachusetts -- Boston; Theft from museums -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Description: "One museum, two thieves, and the Boston underworld--the story behind the lost Gardner masterpieces worth $500 million and the art detective who swore to get them back." -- Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dedication: "For Nora, Leila and Sonja".
Table of contents: title: Author's Note
pagenum: ix; label: 1
title: The Storm on the Sea of Galilee: A Disturbance in the Courtyard
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: Chez Tortoni: The Art Detective
pagenum: 11; label: 3
title: A Lady and Gentlemen in Black: It Was a Passion
pagenum: 29; label: 4
title: The Concert: The Picture Habit
pagenum: 43; label: 5
title: Cortege aux Environs de Florence: The Art of the Theft
pagenum: 63; label: 6
title: Landscape with an Obelisk: Something That Big
pagenum: 77; label: 7
title: Ku: Unfinished Business
pagenum: 89; label: 8
title: Three Mounted Jockeys: Infiltrate and Infatuate
pagenum: 109; label: 9
title: Self-Portrait: I Was the One
pagenum: 133; label: 10
title: Program for an Artistic Soiree: Any News on Your Side
pagenum: 155; label: 11
title: Program for an Artistic Soiree II: Where's Whitey?
pagenum: 171; label: 12
title: La Sortie de Pesage: Put My Picture on the Cover
pagenum: 189; label: 13
title: Finial: Like a Spiderweb
pagenum: 209; title: Sources
pagenum: 225; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 243; title: Photo Credits
pagenum: 245; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: 247; title: Index
pagenum: 249