“A gripping tell-all . . . The arc of Connor’s story—the son of a police officer, growing up with a love of the finer things that landed him on the other side of the law—is cinematic, and his book offers a fascinating look inside the mind of an unrepentant criminal.” — Washington Post
“The Art of the Heist is one of the most beguiling criminal memoirs ever written. Myles was a theif, a gun smuggler, and a first-class reprobate, but he is also what the Irish call a seanchie, a storyteller of the hightest order. To anyone interested in the criminal life or a good yarn, this is a rare gem of a book.” — T. J. English, New York Times bestselling author of Havana Nocturne and Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster
“Connor offers a dizzying account of bank robberies, museum break-ins, drug deals, and violent brushes with the law during a lifetime of thumbing his nose at authority. . . . a glimpse of the world through the eyes of a man who was willing to risk everything, even his own life, for a challenging score.” — Boston Globe
“From his daring 1965 jail break at age 22 to his legendary career pilfering treasures from museums all over New England, Connor’s life is the stuff of adventure novels.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Unapologetic about the thrill of a robbery . . . Connor offers never-revealed details of how he stole and then returned the Museum of Fine Art’s Rembrandt” — The Patriot Ledger