The Art Thief

 The Art Thief by Michael Finkel, 240 pages.

This book tells the story of Stéphane Breitwieser, a French art thief who stole an unprecedented amount of art from various museums, art auctions, and cathedrals across Europe over the course of his nearly decade long career. Unlike most art thieves, Breitwieser never sold anything he stole (the step at which most thieves are caught), instead keeping everything in his attic room in his mother's house, feeding an unquenchable desire to possess and bask in every beautiful thing he coveted.

The writing on this book is a little dry, and the story isn't as high stakes as the blurb would like you to believe. None of which reduces how fascinating a story this is. The book is remarkably well researched, including much information provided by Stéphane Breitwieser himself. The book is full of detailed descriptions of real-life heists, which I think can't help but be interesting. I would definitely recommend this as a quick and compelling non-fiction read.