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interesting, if slightly meandering, look at the world of highvalue art theft and in particular the infamous theft of one of the versions of Edvard Munchs “The Scream” in.
Edward Dolnick clearly found the lead investigator, Charley Hill, more interesting and charming than I did, though,

Part of the book deals with the farcically frequent thefts of art from Russborough House in Ireland.
This created some of the bigger irritations of the book for me, Dolnick refers to it as “British” no and describes Glandore in Cork as being “outside Dublin” technically true, but a little like saying that NYC is “outside Boston”.
The audiobook narrator had apparently never spoken to an Irish person in his life, given the occasional burst of codOirish accent and the persistent inability to pronounce Martin Cahills name.
Like the Dolnick book on the Vermeer forgeries, this stacks up as a compendium of artworld scam and theft alongside of the central thread, which is about the Munch's Scream theft.


This time out, though, the compendium aspects outweigh the central thread, and by a long shot, The real value of the book is in the asides, the comparisons, the sidebar items, There, the depth of the research really shows, in spite of an overdeveloped appreciation of the main character, who obviously charmed the author to pieces the Scotland Yard investigator.


While it sounds like therefore the book isn't worth the read well, no, it's very worth it.
It's not any less fascinating just because it's a thin story to hang the wealth of info from,

As mentioned elsewhere, there is something of a kinship in the creation of art and the forging or theft of art.
Both are a kind of Confidence Game, These similarities are brightly underlined in this book and the Vermeer title if you're intrigued by the relationship, I recommend you read both books, which are really like two volumes of the same study.
I have always been fascinated with art heists, and this book covers mostly one of the more infamous ones.
A lot of the information, as well as coverage of other notable thefts and personalities, I have read about before, but still there were interesting tidbits and material I was unfamiliar with.
At times I felt the text was padded and could have been more streamlined, but overall I enjoyed the book.
Some parts were super interesting and others not so much, Onvan : The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece Nevisande : Edward Dolnick ISBN :ISBN:DarSafhe Saal e Chap :I'm on a bit of a kick reading lots of books about the dark economy and a wealthy people hiding money and buying privilege the same way organized crime does, and this book fits into that pattern.
It's an interesting account of art thieves, but it's very disorganized and bounces all over the place with lots of digressions.
Granted, they are interesting digressions, but they are still distracting from the story and make the number of different a people, stories, and timelines a bit hard to follow.
After looking through the reviews of The Rescue Artist on Goodreads, there seemed to be mixed feelings about this book.
The majority were positive, as the book was an average of,out ofstars. This number proves this book is a good read since the average cumulated from over,reviews, Since the book brings different elements together, like the Winter Olympics, famous paintings, and crime mysteries, I agree with Kendra, who gave the book/stars.
Other reviews mentioned how involved they felt in the reading and seemed to get a good idea of who Charley Hill is.

On the other hand, some readers didnt vibe with this book, After going over some of the/star reviews, a similarity seemed to be the unnecessary depth the author took on the art pieces themselves.
One went to the extremity of calling this one of the most boring books ever as the author went into too much detail on the paintings.
According to one reviewer, Caroline, it was a great story but had too much language, I believe if art history is not your cup of tea, then this book is not for you, It is unfair to critique this book if the topic itself isnt something that interests you, Some reviewers followed my idea as they simply put the book down since it wasnt getting the juices flowing.
Overall, the people had mainly pleasant remarks about The Rescue Artist however, there will always be the haters,
The type of reader who would be most interested in this book would be either a history buff, artistic person, or mystery loverthese three categories sum of the books theme.
Ill start by combining history with art since this book features many worldfamous pieces of art, Anyone intrigued by old paintings will love this book as, as mentioned earlier, the book goes into fine detail about each paintings past.
It adds just enough art history to be both entertaining and educational, If art isnt your goto reading topic, dont leave just yet, The book still has a mysterious plot as it goes through the recovery process of Edvard Munichs The Scream.
It balances between Hills the detective life in this field of work and other art theft stories,
A weakness of the book is it takes some time to get into, If you are waiting for the plot to develop, it doesnt occur right away, Rather, the first half is heavy towards the arts history, Going along with this is the detail the author goes into on the artworks, This can be a pro or con depending on the readers interests, I think the book has many strengths that I covered previously, In conclusion, I believe the book is a hit or miss depending on the reader, but worth a shot if you are looking for a read.





It took me a while to realize that Edward Dolnick, author of The Clockwork Universe, also wrote one of my very favorite books The Rescue Artist.
A nonfiction work that reads like a novel, The Rescue Artist describes the efforts of art detective Charley Hill to recover Edvard Munch's The Scream when it's stolen from Oslo.
During the Winter Olympics, for added drama, Art theft and forgery fascinates me, but I think someone who doesn't have that particular fixation would still enjoy this as a good story.
Colorful characters, poignant moments, and a good look at what an "art detective" really is make for an easy but thoughtful read.
There's also a little section in the back called "P, S. " that features a Q amp A with the author about what the real life Hill thought about Dolnick's characterization of him.
He thought that the author heightened the risk of his job, and underplayed his love of art, interestingly, And his mother thought there was too much swearing in the book, : The Rescue Artist by Edward Dolnick is a nonfiction art crime book following

thebreakin and thievery of the masterpiece The Scream created inby Edvard Munch.
On the case is Charley Hill, an art detective and master of chameleonlike behavior useful for going undercover in order to infiltrate the underground illegal stolen art market and recover masterpieces.
 

This was an excellent book, Dolnick not only covers the case of The Scream, but also several other thieveries of other great paintings throughout the years.
It was a very fascinating read, Charley Hill was also very interesting to learn about he was very intelligent and daring, and I can't believe the scrapes he was able to get himself out of.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in true art crime,   This is one of the most boring books I've ever read, I was fastinated by the first chapter, describing in detail how the famous painting, "The Scream", was stolen from the National Museum in Norway.
I managed to stay with the rest of the book only because I wanted to find out if the painting was recovered, and how.
Unfortunately, the author kept backtracking and side stepping, going into incredibly tedious detail about other famous paintings that had been stolen.
To save my sanity, I had to finally skip some of the pages toward the end, because the story just wasn't getting anywhere.
I caught up with it in the last couple of chapters, and didn't feel I'd missed anything important, Glad it's over. I've decided that art theft books are becoming my new thing, Just finished this one up last night, It was really good, though a bit confusing at points because of all the names, Maybe I was reading it too fast,

It's the story of Charley Hill, a Scotland Yard undercover police officer, who recovered Edvard Munch's The Scream after it was stolen off Oslo museum walls in.
Dolnick weaves the recovery story through stories of Hill's life as well as stories of other art thefts and recoveries.
It's suspenseful, educational and entertaining, .