Thank you for the ARC! I really enjoyed this memoir. One of the things I found most interesting was the relationship between the author and Inigo, specifically in the trust Inigo has in him and the way they built their friendship even when he was a wanted man. I found it fascinating that the author was a person that Inigo didn’t want to cut ties too knowing that there was a chance he could be found out. I’ve always loved art crime bios/memoirs and this is at the top of that list.

I love reading books about art and thought this worked well as a insider's account of something that happened. It had everything that I was hoping for and got to know Inigo Philbrick through his friends eyes. It was written well and had the true crime elements that I was hoping for. Orlando Whitfield writes a great story and it left me wanting to read more like this book.

I was intrigued by this, but I don’t think it felt real. You know it’s supposed to be a true story, but everyone seemed fake. Like why would you trust any of these people? They were insufferable and obvious liars. I guess what happened, happened but it all felt so manufactured and the style was really pretentious. I never felt like I actually learned the truth.

well written fraud true crime of the same sort as many others. but its great. art swindler! very interesting. thanks for the arc