Nazi Shmatzi
Have you noticed that I never use the term “Nazi” in Thieves of Paris? I had been very careful where I used Nazi and where I used German in the first draft, since not all Germans were Nazis—and not all …
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Countess Sampieri
One of my favorite characters in Thieves of Paris is Countess Irène Sampieri, mother of Madame Beatrice Camondo Reinach. Research on this lady began my interest in Nazi art theft. When Irène was six, her father, Count Louis Cahen D’Anvers, …
Why visit Paris?
When I planned a research trip to France for Thieves of Paris in 2014, before the ISIS attack, my brother asked me why I couldn’t just do my research on the Internet and from my home near Washington, DC. He …
Malice Domestic — Identify that Quotation
Malice Domestic, the premiere fan convention for lovers of traditional mysteries is coming up soon– April 29-May 1, 2016. Coming soon! This year join the fun at Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bethesda, MD outside Washington, D.C. Go to http://www.malicedomestic.org/ to see …
Goering as Thief: An Archives Story
The looting of European art was well-planned, systematic and efficient. Hitler chose works for his planned Museum in his hometown, Linz, Austria. His second in command Hermann Goering plundered much more, for his own private collection. But art plundered from …
Thieves of Paris—making history come alive
How did Thieves of Paris come to life? Monuments Men recently showed the grand scale of art theft carried out by the Nazis in France and introduces a real heroine who appears in my book–Rose Valland, the only French person …
Sleuthfest
What fun meeting C.J.Box, the guest of honor at Sleuthfest, this year in Deerfield Beach, Florida from February 25-28, 2016! The annual conference for mystery fans and writers featured many panels discussing (for example) killing by poison, the experiences of …