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"The true story of the world's most prolific art thief--a spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author of The Stranger in the Woods. For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly ten years--in museums and cathedrals all over Europe--Breitwieser,...
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Legendary art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon joins forces with a brilliant and beautiful master-thief to track down the world's most valuable missing painting but soon finds himself in a desperate race to prevent an unthinkable conflict between Russia and the West.
The Carabinieri have made a startling discovery in the Amalfi villa of a murdered South African shipping tycoon: a secret vault containing an empty frame and stretcher matching the dimensions...
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"Summer and Leo would do anything for each other. Inspired by the way each has had to carve her place in a hostile and unforgiving world, and united by the call of the open road, they travel around sunny California in Summer's tricked-out Land Cruiser. It's not a glamorous life, but it gives them the freedom they crave--from family, expectations, and the painful pasts they've left behind. But even free spirits have bills to pay. Luckily, Summer is...
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Emily Bestler Books / Atria
Pub. Date
2023.
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"The single greatest work of art in the world is not in the Louvre or The Met, or in any private collection. In fact, its whereabouts are unknown. Once in a long while, a child is born possessing the rarest of gifts, the innate ability to feel impossible beauty, to recognize priceless works of art. When such a child is discovered, a 250-year-old secret organization called Our World trains them to acquire the greatest works of art through theft, bribery,...
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Gideon Sable volume 1
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2021.
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"Gideon Sable is a thief and a con man. He specializes in stealing the kind of things that can't normally be stolen. Like a ghost's clothes, or a photo from a country that never existed. He even stole his current identity. Who was he originally? Now, that would be telling. One thing's for sure though, he's not the bad guy. The people he steals from always have it coming. Gideon's planning a heist, to steal the only thing that matters from the worst...
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Diary of a 6th grade ninja volume 6
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Abdo Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
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A thieving bandit is on the loose at 6th-grader Chase Cooper's school. As each day passes, the bandit's reach grows further and further. "Zoe says I should stay out of it ... but staying out of trouble isn't my style. My name is Chase Cooper, and I'm a 6th grade ninja."
8) The Gem Gang
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Geronimo Stilton reporter volume 14
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2023.
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"Geronimo and friends have to get to the bottom of a crown jewel of a case! Checkmate, cheese-lovers, er, we mean chess-lovers. For once, all is quiet in New Mouse City, so Geronimo Stilton, Editor-in-Chief of The Rodents Gazette can report on an incredible chess match-up. On one side, Gary Goudov, world-renowned chess champion, and on the other side, a super chess-playing computer! But after Geronimo leaves, the infamouse Gem Gang commits a string...
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
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While trying to evacuate residents from an apartment complex during an intense hurricane, including a grizzled ex-cop and his daughter, a young police officer is thrust into further danger as a gang of thieves attempt to pull off a mysterious heist in the building.
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Riley Wolfe volume 4
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2023]
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"Impossible doesn't belong in Riley Wolfe's vocabulary. He's a master of heists and disguises, whose life's work is swindling the rich out of their undeserved treasures. Now rumors surrounding a dangerous new figure of international crime are spreading through the underworld. And this ruthless collector, the Cobra, has a personal vendetta against Riley ... No matter--with the aid of his new partner, Caitlin, Riley prepares to take on the most powerful...
11) Wild target
Pub. Date
2011
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" ... Rose [is] a free-spirited thief who finds herself in the crosshairs of a world-class assassin named Victor ... But when Victor spares Rose's life, the lonely-hearted hitman sets off an outrageous chain of events that turn both their worlds upside down. Joined by a gun-toting apprentice ..., the unlikely trio teams up to thwart the murderous intentions of Victor's unhappy client"--Container.
13) The shadow saint
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Black iron legacy volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2020.
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The Gutter Miracle changed the landscape of Guerdon forever. Six months after it was conjured into being, the labyrinthine New City has become a haven for criminals and refugees. As rumors spread of a devastating new weapon buried beneath the streets-- a weapon with the power to destroy a god-- Guerdon strives to remain neutral. But two of the most powerful factions in the godswar have sent agents into the city to find it. And as tensions escalate,...
14) The broken god
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The Black Iron legacy volume 3
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2021.
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"The Godswar has come to Guerdon, dividing the city between three occupying powers. While the fragile Armistice holds back the gods, other forces seek to extend their influence. The criminal dragons of the Ghierdana ally with the surviving thieves - including Spar Idgeson, once heir to the Brotherhood of Thieves, now transformed into the living stone of the New City. Meanwhile, far across the sea, Spar's friend Carillon Thay travels towards the legendary...
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2017
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"Three friends on a wilderness excursion stumble upon bags of money and suddenly must outrun a white-collar criminal (john Cusak) hell-bent on retrieving his fortune. Soon, greed and mistrust turn the friends against each other as they wage a desperate fight for survival."
16) The dark fable
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Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
[2024]
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Magical heists. Deadly secrets. Come along for the ride . . . if you dare. This heart-stopping, seductive fantasy is perfect for fans of Six of Crows.
17) Made in U.S.A
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Criterion collection volume 481
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Paula, a leftist writer, goes from Paris to the French town of Atlantic-Cité when she learns of the death of a former colleague and lover. In French with English subtitles.
18) Stealing Heaven
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HarperTeen
Pub. Date
2009, 2008
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IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 8
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18-year-old Dani has been trained by her mother to steal things. But they have never stayed in one location long enough for Dani to have connections, real friends, and a real life. In the town of Heaven, everything changes for Dani. Suddenly she must question where her loyalties lie: with the life she's always known, or the one she's always wanted.
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Gods of night and day volume 1
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
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"The first in a new epic fantasy series from David R. Slayton, Dark Moon, Shallow Sea is a powerful story of divine betrayal, ghosts, and self-discovery, perfect for fans of the Dark Souls series or Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. When Phoebe, goddess of the moon, is killed by the knights of the sun god, Hyperion, all who follow her are branded heretics. With Phoebe gone, the souls of the dead are no longer ferried to the underworld, and instead linger...
20) Inside
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Nemo is an art thief trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn't go as planned. Locked inside with nothing but priceless works of art, he must use all his cunning and invention to survive.
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