The Anatomy of Art Crime Investigations In my line of work—art crime investigations—it’s usually pretty easy to figure out the motive: money. In 2005, when a Russian dealer with a sketchy backstory walked into Freeman’s Auction House in Philadelphia hoping to sell a 1543 first edition of Copernicus’ On the Revolutions, I had a […]
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A STUDY IN NOIR
A STUDY IN NOIR I have been invited to read at a phenomenon that is swirling through at least the darker, dirtier urban landscapes of the world: the much celebrated Noir at the Bar. New Orleans has them, and LA, of course. Ireland, Glasgow. You’ll find them in England, Philadelphia, Seattle, New York, Toronto, Calgary, […]
Lyndsay Faye on Sherlock Holmes: “He’s an outsider, a Bohemian, someone who doesn’t fit into a neat and clean box for people to categorize.”
Lyndsay Faye on Sherlock Holmes: “He’s an outsider, a Bohemian, someone who doesn’t fit into a neat and clean box for people to categorize.” TSM: What’s your all-time favorite Sherlock Holmes story? LF: This is always the hardest question, but I inflict it on other people, so I have to also be willing to […]