Priceless
How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures
The founder of the FBI's Art Crime Team pulls back the curtain on his remarkable career — a real-life international thriller spanning Paris and Philadelphia, Rio and Santa Fe, Miami and Madrid. Working undercover, usually unarmed, Wittman infiltrated criminal networks to recover the world's most priceless cultural objects.
Among the recoveries: the golden armor of an ancient Peruvian warrior king; the Rodin sculpture that inspired the Impressionist movement; the headdress Geronimo wore at his final Pow-Wow; a rare Civil War battle flag; paintings by Rockwell, Rembrandt, Pissarro, Monet, and Picasso — and an original copy of the Bill of Rights.
Co-written with 2009 Pulitzer Prize Finalist John Shiffman. Published in 11 languages.
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The Devil's Diary
Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich
A groundbreaking World War II narrative wrapped in a riveting detective story. This book investigates the decades-long disappearance of a private diary penned by one of Adolf Hitler's top aides — Alfred Rosenberg, the Nazi regime's "chief philosopher" — and mines its long-hidden pages to deliver a fresh account of the Nazi rise to power and the genesis of the Holocaust.
Drawing on Rosenberg's entries about his role in the seizure of priceless artwork, his brutal occupation of the Soviet Union, and his conversations with Hitler, Göring, Goebbels, and Himmler, the book offers unprecedented historical insight into the innermost workings of the Third Reich.
Co-written with Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Kinney. Published in 26 languages across 30 countries.
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