The Art of the Steal

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"Mason brings high society pretty low."
—New York Daily News
"A brilliant work of criminal investigation, a gripping account of international high society at its worst, and a page-turner to boot. Mason is that rare combination of writer and chronicler: like Truman Capote and Louis Auchincloss, he is able to live among those whom he describes, giving the reader a true picture of life on Park Avenue."
—Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire
The Art of the Steal is the only book that tells the whole truth about the price-fixing scandal that rocked the auction world and put one of America's richest men behind bars. It's the story of multimillionaire tycoon Alfred Taubman; the most powerful woman in the art world, Dede Brooks; and the wily British executive Christopher Davidge—who cheated their clients out of millions until federal prosecutors put a stop to their high-end thievery.
Brilliantly written by Christopher Mason—who, Vanity Fair's Dominick Dunne says,... Tovább

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"Mason brings high society pretty low."
—New York Daily News
"A brilliant work of criminal investigation, a gripping account of international high society at its worst, and a page-turner to boot. Mason is that rare combination of writer and chronicler: like Truman Capote and Louis Auchincloss, he is able to live among those whom he describes, giving the reader a true picture of life on Park Avenue."
—Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire
The Art of the Steal is the only book that tells the whole truth about the price-fixing scandal that rocked the auction world and put one of America's richest men behind bars. It's the story of multimillionaire tycoon Alfred Taubman; the most powerful woman in the art world, Dede Brooks; and the wily British executive Christopher Davidge—who cheated their clients out of millions until federal prosecutors put a stop to their high-end thievery.
Brilliantly written by Christopher Mason—who, Vanity Fair's Dominick Dunne says, "knows more about the ins and outs of this story than anyone else"—it's an unprecedented look inside this secretive, glamorous industry by the only reporter with access to all the key players. From galleries and boardrooms in London, Paris and New York to parties in Palm Beach to the courtrooms of lower Manhattan, The Art of the Steal is a fascinating, "damning story of dirty dealing in the art world" (Kirkus Reviews).
"Enormous fun class, greed, sex, corruption, cover-up. lies and tieoei ¦ —The Evening Standard
|| "Tantalizing."—Fortune
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— Dominick Dunne Vissza