Hot Art

Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives through the Secret World of Stolen Art is a non-fiction book, written by Canadian writer Joshua Knelman, first published in September 2011 by Douglas & McIntyre. In the book, the author chronicles his four-year investigation into the world of international art theft.[2] Knelman traveled from Cairo to New York City, London, Montreal, and Los Angeles compiling his book; which has been called "A major work of investigative journalism", and "a globetrotting mystery filled with cunning and eccentric characters."[3]

Hot Art:
Chasing Thieves and Detectives through the Secret World of Stolen Art
First edition cover of Canadian release
AuthorJoshua Knelman
CountryCanada
SubjectTrue crime
Genrenon-fiction, book[1]
PublisherDouglas & McIntyre
Publication date
September 2, 2011
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)
Pages316 pp.
ISBN9781553658917

Awards and honours

Hot Art received the 2012 "Arthur Ellis Award" for "Best Crime Nonfiction".[4] The book also received the 2012 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".[5]

See also

  • List of Edna Staebler Award recipients

References

  1. Goodreads, Hot Art, Book review. Retrieved November 23, 2012
  2. Laycock, Holly, Staying Under the Radar, Propeller Magazine. Retrieved November 21, 2012
  3. Douglas & McIntyre, Hot Art Archived September 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Book review. Retrieved November 21, 2012
  4. Crime Writers of Canada, 2012 Arthur Ellis Awards Winners, Best Crime Non-fiction. Retrieved November 21, 2012
  5. Faculty of Arts, November 7, 2012, Joshua Knelman wins the 2012 Edna Staebler Award Archived June 5, 2014, at Archive-It, Wilfrid Laurier University, Headlines (News Releases). Retrieved November 21, 2012
  • Upper Hudson Library System, Hot Art, Excerpt. Retrieved November 21, 2012


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