<p><strong>National Bestseller<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Globe and Mail<\/em> Bestseller List<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Toronto Star<\/em> Bestseller List<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Finalist C<\/strong><strong>hicago Writers Association Nonfiction Book of the Year Award<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>An\u00a0Amazon.com\u00a0Editors\u2019 Pick as a Best Book, Best History & Best Biography <\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Catch Me If You Can<\/em> meets <em>The Great Gatsby<\/em> in this Jazz Age tale of a master jewel thief who charmed celebrities and hobnobbed with New York\u2019s millionaires while planning audacious heists to relieve them of their treasures.<\/strong><\/p><p>A skilled con artist and perhaps one of the most charming, audacious burglars in history, Arthur Barry slipped in and out of the bedrooms of New York\u2019s wealthiest residents, even as his victims slept only inches away. He befriended luminaries such as the Prince of Wales and Harry Houdini and became a folk hero, touted in the press as \u201cthe greatest jewel thief who ever lived\u201d and an \u201caristocrat of crime.\u201d In a span of seven years, Barry stole diamonds, pearls, and other gems worth almost $60 million today. Among his victims were a Rockefeller, an heiress to the Woolworth department store fortune, an oil magnate, Wall Street bigwigs, a top executive of automotive giant General Motors, and a famous polo player.<\/p><p>Dean Jobb\u2014hailed by <em>Esquire<\/em> magazine as \u201ca master of narrative nonfiction\u201d\u2014once again delivers a stylishly told, high-speed ride. <em>A Gentleman and a Thief<\/em> is also a love story. Barry confessed to dozens of burglaries to protect his wife, Anna Blake (and was the prime suspect in scores of others). Sentenced to a twenty-five-year term, he staged a dramatic prison break when Anna became seriously ill so they could be together for a few more years as fugitives.<\/p><p>With dozens of historic images, <em>A Gentleman and a Thief<\/em> is page-turning escapism that sparkles with insight into our fascination with jewel heists and the suave, clever criminals who pull them off.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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