Irish Game A True Story of Crime and Art

Name: Irish Game A True Story of Crime and Art
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ISBN: 9780802714268

ISBN-10: 0802714269

ISBN-13: 9780802714268

Edition: 2004

Authors: Matthew Hart

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In the annals of art theft, no case has matched—for sheer criminal panache—the heist at Ireland’s Russborough House in 1986. The Irish police knew right away that the mastermind was a Dublin gangster named Martin Cahill. Yet the great plunder —including a Gainsborough, a Goya, two Rubenses, and a Vermeer— remained at large for years. Cahill taunted the police with a string of other crimes, but in the end it was the paintings that brought him low. The challenge of disposing of such famous works forced him to reach outside his familiar world into the international arena, and when he did, his pursuers were waiting. The movie-perfect sting that broke Cahill uncovered an astonishing maze of…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Walker & Company
Publication date: 5/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Matthew Hart is a writer and journalist, and the author of Diamond: The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair. His work has appeared in The Times, Granta and the Atlantic Monthly among other publications. He was born in Canada and now lives in London.

The Setup	p. xi
Russborough	p. 1
La Pasionara	p. 7
Under the Overpaint	p. 26
The General	p. 39
Stalking Cahill	p. 56
The Tango Squad	p. 78
Mrs. Gardner's House	p. 99
Liam's Game	p. 123
In Vermeer	p. 147
The Scream	p. 165
The Irish Game	p. 186
Acknowledgments	p. 197
Notes	p. 199
Index	p. 207
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