Peter Watson

The Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century (2002)

The Medici Conspiracy: The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiquities--From Italy's Tomb Raiders to the World's Greatest Museums (2006)

This book burst all my rose tinted bubbles about "Gentlemen Art Thieves". There are no Thomas Crowns or Indiana Joneses but a cartel of nasty mafioso more in line with "The Sopranos" or "James Bond" circa 1970's. But that is the reality because this book is a Non-Fiction. A non-fiction that re...