My new true crime book – the rollicking tale of a master jewel thief who charmed the elite of Jazz Age New York City

“A top-shelf work of true crime … Jobb tells Barry’s tale with both rigor and pathos, painting a tender portrait of a crook who was never fearsome …. This is liable to steal readers’ hearts.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review)

U.s. Tour

July 8: Chicago

In conversation with Jonathan Eig

Pulitzer Prize-winning Author of King and Ali

The Book Stall

811 Elm Street

Winnetka, IL

July 9: Madison, CT

In conversation with Cathryn J. Prince

Author of Queen of the MountaineerS and Death in the Baltic

RJ Julia Booksellers

768 Boston Post Road

Madison, CT

July 10: New York City

In conversation with Abbott Kahler

New York Times Bestselling author of The Ghosts of Eden Park and Eden Undone

The Mysterious Bookshop

58 Warren Street

New York, NY

July 11: Washington, DC

In conversation with Holly Smith

editor-in-chief, Washington Independent Review of Books

Politics & Prose

5015 Connecticut Ave NW

Washington, DC

July 12: Newton, MA

In conversation with Deborah Blum

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Poisoner’s handbook

Newtonville books

10 Langley Road

Newton, MA

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