Nora Evensmo Hvistendal, Bård Sletvold Torkildsen (ill.)
Handbook for Master Thieves
the World’s Craziest Heists

You’ve seen them in the movies: master thieves who outsmart the world’s sharpest alarms, steal priceless paintings, and vanish into thin air—without leaving a single trace. But who are the real master thieves?

Meet the man who stole Mona Lisa – the world’s most famous painting. Discover the gang behind the world’s biggest diamond heist, and the cat burglar known as Spider-Man. Read about the greatest bank robberies and the hundred-kilo gold coin that simply disappeared.

How did these thieves pull it off? What happened to the treasures they stole? And how did it all end for them? This book answers all this – and everything else you’ve ever wanted to know about the world of the master thief!

Nora Evensmo Hvistendal, Bård Sletvold Torkildsen (ill.)

Nora Evensmo Hvistendal, Bård Sletvold Torkildsen (ill.)
Leikny Håvik

Nora Evensmo Hvistendal (b. 1992) is a journalist and works as Head of Content at Norway’s largest content agency, Schibsted Partnerstudio. She has also studied creative writing, both fiction and non-fiction, for children and young adults. Nora lives in Oslo. Handbook for Master Thieves is her debut book.
Bård Sletvold Torkildsen (b. 1990) is a Norwegian illustrator and
designer. He has a BA in Virtual Art and Design from Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences in Hamar, and has illustrated a number of books in different genres.

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