![]() ![]() ![]() I never followed that rule." Keep the lies to a minimum, he advises, and avoid working in your home town. My newfound ability to see both sides of a situation-to think and feel like the accused-was invaluable." Wittman keeps the narrative interesting, and reveals himself as something of a renegade: "Under the FBI's strict undercover rules, you're only supposed to work one case at a time. is priceless, a spellbinding narrative of an FBI agents journey. A fatal car accident that Wittman was involved in early in his career shaped his perspective: "I understood that because someone made a mistake in judgment, it didn't make him evil. Robert King Bob Wittman in no way resembles the highly romanticized. Among other challenges are bumbling agency bureaucrats and government turf wars when attempting to recover stolen art abroad. The ineffective, the stupid, the clever, and the dangerous Wittman befriends them all, in order to betray them, a fact that causes him a certain amount of angst. Wittman, the founder of the FBI’s Art Crime Team, pulls back the curtain on his remarkable career for the first time, offering a real-life international thriller to rival The Thomas Crown Affair. ![]() The London Times dubbed him the most famous art detective in the world. Former FBI agent Wittman, who created the agency's Art Crime Team and pursued a lifelong interest in antiques and collectibles, goes undercover to hobnob with infamous art thieves. The Wall Street Journal called him a living legend. ![]()
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