The Rembrandt Heist

“Anthony Amore’s book gets up close and personal with Myles Connor, a seasoned art thief who was half of the duo that plucked the piece off the museum wall, and delving into the stranger-than-fiction back story of how and why he ended up at the center of one of the art world’s darkest moments.” – Town & Country “Amore delivers a dramatic and colorful recounting of the 1975 theft of Rembrandt’s Portrait of Elsbeth van Rijn from Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Amore constructs an impressively detailed play-by-play of the theft, drawing on his own investigations into the thefts of artworks and his access to Connor and Dotoli, both of whom he’d befriended, and sources in law enforcement and the art world. This captivates.” – Publishers WeeklyPraise for Anthony Amore “Amore illustrates with an irresistible blend of wryness and affection.” * The New York Times Book Review *“Engrossing.” * The Washington Post *“With hard facts and a cleareyed perspective, this book sets the record straight.” * Associated Press *“A must-read for any true crime fan.” * Howie Carr, New York Times bestselling author of The Brother’s Bulger and Hitman *

Anthony Amore is Director of Security and Chief Investigator at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, where he is charged with the ongoing efforts to recover thirteen works of art stolen from the museum on March 18, 1990.

He is also the co-author of:

• Stealing Rembrandts (a Wall Street Journal bestseller)
• The Art of the Con (a New York Times bestseller)
• The Woman Who Stole Vermeer
• The Rembrandt Heist

Amore provides analysis on issues related to security and terrorism for the BBC, NBC News, NPR, CNN, FOX, and others. He lives in Boston, MA.