Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures
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The Wall Street Journal called him "a living legend." The London Times dubbed him "the most famous art detective in the world."In Priceless, Robert K. Wittman, the founder of the FBI's Art Crime Team, pulls back the curtain on his remarkable career for the first time, offering a real-life international thriller to rival The Thomas Crown Affair. Rising from humble roots as the son of an antique dealer, Wittman built a twenty-year career that was nothing short of extraordinary. He went undercover, usually unarmed, to catch art thieves, scammers, and black market traders in Paris and Philadelphia, Rio and Santa Fe, Miami and Madrid.In this page-turning memoir, Wittman fascinates with the stories behind his recoveries of priceless art and antiquities: The golden armor of an ancient Peruvian warrior king. The Rodin sculpture that inspired the Impressionist movement. The headdress Geronimo wore at his final Pow-Wow. The rare...The Washington Post - Sarah HalzackAlmost every case [Wittman] recounts has enough intrigue and suspense for a Hollywood screenplay…Less exciting but no less interesting are the details of how this former salesman and journalist fell into such a unique job and came to excel at it.
