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My Favorite Book Heists
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items In honor of the recent Louvre heist, I've decided to gather my favorite fiction and non-fiction books about heists. Historical art history heists have always been of interest to me which is probably why I love heist books! They are so much fun and fu...
This book mixes fantasy with criminal heists and it's one of my favorite books EVER! Plus, it has one of my favorite tropes: found family!
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
A great heist book that speaks to western museums' history of displaying the spoils of war and colonialism of the east.
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
The first book in the trilogy set in a historical fantasy reality of Paris! It centers around a rag-tag crew of geniuses that follow the found family trope!
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
A phenomenal book that is the first in the duology! It's a historical fantasy that features a dangerous heist, romantic tension between rivals, and vampires!
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
A unique heist story about a deadly competition among the world's best thieves!
Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
A true-crime narrative about Stéphane Bréitwieser, the most prolific art thief in history, who pulled off 200 heists.
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
One of my favorite books ever! It fuses a mythological retelling of Icarus with art heists! I can not reccomend this enough!
Icarus by K. Ancrum
A captivating non-fiction book about the largest art heist in history (stealing about $500 million worth of art) that took place in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. It remains unsolved to this day and not a single painting has been reco...
The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft by Ulrich Boser
A great non-fiction book a about a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, and art historians, called the Monuments Men, who risked their lives to stop the Nazi's from stealing the world's greatest art.
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel
One of my favorite non-fiction books on this list! It's about Arthur Barry, one of the greatest jewel thieves in history who lived in the 1920s!
A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue by Dean Jobb
A fun novel about a woman who must pull off a heist against her own father!
Heist Society by Ally Carter
A one-of-a-kind science fiction book about a heist on the moon!
Artemis by Andy Weir
Another great science fiction book, and love letter to Hawaii, about a queer-coded space heist!
Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto
A fantastical retelling about a princess living a double life as a jewel thief.
Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
A historical fiction heist about a group of women dead-set on committing a revenge heist against Mayfair society.
The Housekeepers by Alex May
A historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance! It's about a woman able to communicate with spirits who assembles a ragtag crew to pull off a heist to save her community.
The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope