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'Harry Broome dreams of being a famous painter. And when a sophisticated French beauty buys all the paintings at his first exhibition, he knows he's on his way. But in the art world nothing is as it seems.
Before long, to pay his debts and save his reputation, he is trapped in a plot to steal Picasso's Weeping Woman from the National Gallery of Victoria. She is the gallery's greatest acquisition, and when she goes missing the city's many treasure hunters come out to find her: a corrupt tycoon who knew Picasso, a gay escort obsessed with Michael Jackson, a bent barrister, a gang of bikies, a hit man, the gallery director, the Minister for Police. The Weeping Woman is priceless and life is cheap.
Stretching from pre-war France to contemporary Australia, with a captivating cast of eccentric characters and a superbly engaging plot, Stealing Picasso tells of an art theft - which is based on a true story - and a forgery and their extraordinary repercussions.' (Publisher's website)
Before long, to pay his debts and save his reputation, he is trapped in a plot to steal Picasso's Weeping Woman from the National Gallery of Victoria. She is the gallery's greatest acquisition, and when she goes missing the city's many treasure hunters come out to find her: a corrupt tycoon who knew Picasso, a gay escort obsessed with Michael Jackson, a bent barrister, a gang of bikies, a hit man, the gallery director, the Minister for Police. The Weeping Woman is priceless and life is cheap.
Stretching from pre-war France to contemporary Australia, with a captivating cast of eccentric characters and a superbly engaging plot, Stealing Picasso tells of an art theft - which is based on a true story - and a forgery and their extraordinary repercussions.' (Publisher's website)
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Works about this Work
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Not Even Close
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 319 2010; (p. 33)
— Review of Stealing Picasso 2009 single work novel -
[Review] Stealing Picasso
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 89 no. 2 2009; (p. 28)
— Review of Stealing Picasso 2009 single work novel -
Artful Romp of the Vain and Venal
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 October 2009; (p. 29)
— Review of Stealing Picasso 2009 single work novel -
Take Three
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 18 October 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of Stealing Picasso 2009 single work novel -
Well Read
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 26 September 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of Truth 2009 single work novel ; Stealing Picasso 2009 single work novel
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Anatomy of an Art Heist
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19-20 September 2009; (p. 30)
— Review of Stealing Picasso 2009 single work novel -
Well Read
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 26 September 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of Truth 2009 single work novel ; Stealing Picasso 2009 single work novel -
Take Three
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 18 October 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of Stealing Picasso 2009 single work novel -
Artful Romp of the Vain and Venal
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 October 2009; (p. 29)
— Review of Stealing Picasso 2009 single work novel -
[Review] Stealing Picasso
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 89 no. 2 2009; (p. 28)
— Review of Stealing Picasso 2009 single work novel -
Every Story Blurs the Tale
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 25 April 2009; (p. 14-15) -
Art of Satire Has a Cubist Touch
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 August 2009; (p. 26-27) The Age , 12 September 2009; (p. 24-25)
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