- Paperback: 360 pages
- Publisher: Maverick House (28 Mar 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905379374
- ISBN-13: 978-1905379378
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 294,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A fascinating read...a great book to take along on your holiday!' - Ryan Tubridy, RTE Radio 1
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'A fascinating read...a great book to take along on your holiday!'
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved this book! It is basically about the career exploits of Thomas McShane - an FBI agent working in recovering stolen art masterpieces. Each chapter covers another exciting brush, usually with the Mob, who have made off with various treasures from Picassos to Rembrandts to Rubens and are often lured into selling them back to one of McShane's art expert aliases. McShane usually goes in to these meetings wired up and sometimes with a pistol and at the drop of an agreed catch phrase or word at some point during the transaction, the police will burst in to apprehend the crooks. Great stuff based on real events and written in a rather amusing typical stereotype NY 'cop' language in my opinion, complete with cheesey metaphors which only adds to its appeal. It's a great read and you certainly won't get bored!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The stories are fascinating, unfortunately not brilliantly written. I don't know which of the two authors was the man who never met a simile he didn't like enough to use twice, but as a professional writer, I hold Matera responsible. I had to really work to motivate myself to finish the book. My desire to hear more of Tom McShane's adventures was seriously tempered by reading outlandish simile after outrageous analogy.
The publishing house, Maverick House, also must carry some blame as entire sentences were almost unreadable having been squashed together in the interest of saving space. I could understand better if the last few words of the self-same paragraph hadn't been dangling loose on a line of their own. It all could have been tighter and would have been a better credit to McShane's incredible experiences, and the fascinating histories of the masterpieces.
The publishing house, Maverick House, also must carry some blame as entire sentences were almost unreadable having been squashed together in the interest of saving space. I could understand better if the last few words of the self-same paragraph hadn't been dangling loose on a line of their own. It all could have been tighter and would have been a better credit to McShane's incredible experiences, and the fascinating histories of the masterpieces.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this guy is a true legend as hes been on RTE Radio(Ireland) to promote this book and obviously has had some experiences recovering art for the FBI that needed to be shared. We see behind the scenes how this sleuth thinks and works and the details are all very interesting. The stories are delivered in a slightly comical fashion sometimes, which creates a book that is both likeable and in-sightful....
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