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All 20-year-old Daisy Haites has ever wanted is a normal life, but as the heiress to London's most notorious criminal empire, it's just not on the cards for her. Raised by her older brother Julian since their parents were murdered, Daisy has never...

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"It's the great undoing of my heart as I know it." Daisy Haites thought she'd left everything about her old life in the past: the crime, her family and the man she loves. But when her safety is threatened once again, she finds herself back under t...

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All 20-year-old Daisy Haites has ever wanted is a normal life, but as the heiress to London's most notorious criminal empire, it's just not on the cards for her. Raised by her older brother Julian since their parents were murdered, Daisy has never...

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2009 tvingades Moderna museet i Stockholm återlämna en tavla av konstnären Emil Nolde efter en uppslitande konflikt. Tavlan hade visat sig härröra från ett brott begånget i Förintelsen skugga - men hur hade målningen hamnat på museet? Denna händel...

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Den 8 december 2004 sprängdes en lägenhet i luften på Surbrunnsgatan 45 i Stockholm. I rasmassorna hittades en död man. Han var enhetschef på Kungliga biblioteket, och hade nyligen avslöjats med att ha stulit 62 böcker. Historien om bibliotekstjuv...

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"Det finns¿böcker¿man vill läsa om för att de är lika roliga och underhållande som lärorika och tankeväckande. Detta är en sådan, inte bara för konstvänner utan alla som någon gång har ägt en tavla eller uppskattar en god historia." Sundsvalls Tid...

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"It's the great undoing of my heart as I know it." Daisy Haites thought she'd left everything about her old life in the past: the crime, her family and the man she loves. But when her safety is threatened once again, she finds herself back under t...

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Den 8 december 2004 sprängdes en lägenhet i centrala Stockholm. I rasmassorna hittades en död man. Han var enhetschef på Kungliga biblioteket, och hade nyligen avslöjats med att ha stulit 62 böcker. Historien om bibliotekstjuven rapporterades värl...

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A 2024 Book of the Year pick in the Economist, Independent, Prospect, Apollo, New Yorker and at Waterstones A 2024 Summer Read in the Economist, Telegraph, Guardian, New Yorker, i, and the Evening Standard 'My favourite book of 2024... A mastercla...

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Covering key aspects of provenance research for the international art market, this accessible publication, co-published with the International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR),¿explores a range of themes including challenges and best practice to...

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All 20-year-old Daisy Haites has ever wanted is a normal life, but as the heiress to London's most notorious criminal empire, it's just not on the cards for her.Raised by her older brother Julian since their parents were murdered, Daisy has never ...

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A thrilling history of mudlarkers, charlatans, experts and chancers - the underbelly of the Edwardian antiques trade. 'What a story! And how skilfully told! A tale about treasure, as twisty and thrilling as any of the adventures of Indiana Jones.'...

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Looted Art & Restitution relates the history of the trade, looting and restitution of works of art from the Netherlands before, during and after World War II. Countless artworks ended up in German hands during the occupation. The allies recovered ...

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'Exquisite... intelligent, illuminating, mischievous ? delightful The Times The acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts introduces us to the extraordinary keepers and companions of medieval manuscripts over a thousand years of his...

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'A pacy legal thriller, packed with a colourful cast of characters' - Telegraph Long-time art critic Richard Dorment reveals the corruption and lies of the art world and its mystifying authentication process. One winter afternoon in 2003, art crit...

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THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE MAGNOLIA PARKS UNIVERSE FROM BOOKTOK ROMANCE SENSATION JESSA HASTINGS."e;It's the great undoing of my heart as I know it."e;Daisy Haites thought she'd left everything about her old life in the past: the crime, he...

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WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE AND THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 'Endlessly fascinating and enjoyable' Neil MacGregor 'A marvellous book' David Attenborough 'Full of delights' Tom Stoppard An extraordinary exploration of the medieval ...

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From award-winning author Ariel Sabar comes the gripping, true story of a sensational religious forgery and the scandal that engulfed Harvard University. In 2012, Dr Karen King, a star professor at Harvard Divinity School, announced a blockbuster ...

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'A fascinating and deeply rewarding book' Adam Zamoyski, Daily Telegraph Napoleon's Plunder chronicles one of the most spectacular art appropriation campaigns in history and, in doing so, sheds new light on the complex origins of what was once cal...

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The first comprehensive guide written in English on how to research the Nazi-era provenance of museum collections since the publication of the AAM Guide to Provenance Research. When we look at the artworks on display in museums, there is always a ...

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Den 8 december 2004 sprängdes en lägenhet i luften på Surbrunnsgatan 45 i Stockholm. I rasmassorna hittades en död man. Han var enhetschef på Kungliga biblioteket, och hade nyligen avslöjats med att ha stulit 62 böcker. Historien om bibliotekstjuv...

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The rumbustious true story of the Victorian master thief who was the model for Conan Doyle's Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes' arch-rival. From the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zigzag'.Adam Worth was the greatest master criminal...

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The true story of a brilliantly forged Emily Dickinson poem sold at Sotheby's in 1997. The author's detective work led him across America to a prison cell in Salt Lake City, where the world's greatest literary forger, Mark Hofmann, is serving a li...

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A ribald tale from Britain's best-love Science Fiction writer.Available for the first time in eBook.The Cretan Teat is a bawdy novel, telling the extraordinary tale a Byzantine painting of the Virgin Mary breastfeeding the infant Jesus.This false ...

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The brand-new adventure from the beloved author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. Victor Alderheim has a lot to answer for. Not only has he heartlessly tricked his young ex-wife, Jenny, out of her art galle...

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'Wide-ranging, witty and fresh ... a stimulating read. Authentic fun'Tim Harford, Financial Times Best Summer Books 2022'Brilliantly witty, profoundly illuminating, Alice Sherwood is a master storyteller' Simon Schama'Thought-provoking and beautif...

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'Wide-ranging, witty and fresh ? a stimulating read. Authentic fun' Tim Harford, Financial Times Best Summer Books 2022 'Brilliantly witty, profoundly illuminating, Alice Sherwood is a master storyteller' Simon Schama 'Thought-provoking and beauti...

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