I wanted to share some books that I've read while researching  Unsolved New England: 20 Cases that Rocked the Region... (Shameless self-promotion 😊 - an Amazon affiliate link), and this seemed like a good place to start. The Garder Heist: The Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft is the first book I read about the Gardner Heist, and it introduced me to the intriguing Harold Smith!


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