The Man Who Stole the Gods: War, Obsession and the World’s Biggest Art Heist

'An adventure to rival David Grann’s Lost City of Z, and a riveting exposé of the plunder that still fills the world’s top art museums' Zeke Faux, author or Number Go Up'Immaculately researched and beautifully written, a gripping real-life exposé of the ugly deals that underpin the trade in beautiful objects' Oliver Bullough, author of MoneylandFrom Cambodian temples to Christie’s auction house, this is an unbelievable tale of greed, looted treasures and stolen history in the world’s biggest art heist.In the shattered aftermath of Cambodia’s civil war, temples that had stood for centuries were found ransacked, sacred sculptures hacked from pedestals, towering statues of Hindu gods and priceless relics of the Khmer Empire vanished.At the center of this vast plunder, British expat Douglas Latchford, whose decades-long obsession fueled one of the most audacious cultural thefts of modern times.From the Killing Fields to the marble galleries of New York and London and the private collection