The Art Thief: a True Story of Love, Crime and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel, published in 2023, is a well researched and documented account of one of the most unusual art thieves of all time. For years, his heists stymied collectors and investigators in Europe, especially in France, Switzerland and Germany. And he …
Month: April 2026
When a con cons a con in merrie olde England
The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson is a mystery set in London in 1749. It is a romp, filled with colorful characters, set against the well-detailed urban landscape of the Georgian era. The plot is full of surprises, twists and turns. It is a beautifully crafted page turner. A well-mannered beautiful widow in …
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The Housing Crisis: it never gets better
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond is a comprehensive and enormously powerful study of the cycle of poverty in American cities brought about by the eviction of poor people from their homes. Eviction is not just about eviction in the legal sense, where people get summoned to court for getting …
Marjorie Arons-Barron 