Noah Charneyis the author of the international bestselling novelThe Art Thiefand the founding director of The Association for Research into Crimes against Art, an international non-profit think tank. His work in the field of art crime has been praised in such forums asThe New York Times Magazine,Time Magazine,Vanity Fair,Vogue, BBC Radio, and NPR. Currently professor of art history at the American University of Rome, he lives in Italy with his wife.