| Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives through the Secret World of Stolen Art | |
| Author: | Joshua Knelman |
| Country: | Canada |
| Subject: | True crime |
| Genre: | non-fiction, book[1] |
| Publisher: | Douglas & McIntyre |
| Pub Date: | September 2, 2011 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages: | 316 pp. |
| Isbn: | 9781553658917 |
Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives through the Secret World of Stolen Art is a non-fiction book, written by Canadian writer Joshua Knelman, first published in September 2011 by Douglas & McIntyre. In the book, the author chronicles his four-year investigation into the world of international art theft.[2] Knelman traveled from Cairo to New York City, London, Montreal, and Los Angeles compiling his book; which has been called "A major work of investigative journalism", and "a globetrotting mystery filled with cunning and eccentric characters."[3]
Hot Art received the 2012 "Arthur Ellis Award" for "Best Crime Nonfiction".[4] The book also received the 2012 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".[5]