Canadian Author Joshua Knelman featured at Book Soup March 20, 2012

Joshua Knelman will be the featured author appearing at Book Soup, one of the top independent bookstores in the U.S., on Tuesday March 20 at 7 pm

Josh will be discussing his book Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives Through the Secret World of Stolen Art just published in US by Tin House.

Hot Art traces Joshua Knelman’s five-year immersion in the shadowy world of art theft, where he uncovers a devious game that takes him from Egypt to Los Angeles, New York to London, and back again, through a web of deceit, violence, and corruption. With a cool, knowing eye, Knelman delves into the lives of professionals such as Paul, a brilliant working-class kid who charmed his way into a thriving career organizing art thefts, and LAPD detective Donald Hrycyk, one of the few special investigators worldwide who struggle to keep pace with the evolving industry of stolen art. As he becomes more and more immersed in this world, Knelman learns that art theft has evolved into one of the largest black markets in the world, which even Interpol and the FBI admit they cannot contain. Sweeping and fast-paced, Hot Art takes readers into a criminal underworld like no other.

Excellent advance reviews in Book List and Kirkus
"Hot Art has it all: fascinating characters, great stories, and intriguing subject matter, the world of art crimes. It is totally engrossing. I couldn't stop reading it.' -- Ted Kotcheff, exec producer of Law & Order SVU

more info on Book Soup website and Tin House website

Josh will arrive in L.A. on March 18 and depart on March 21.

Email: [email protected]
Cell phone: 416-305-5757

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West Hollywood 90069

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