Hot Art

{{short description|2011 non-fiction book by Joshua Knelman}}

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{{Infobox book

| name = Hot Art:
Chasing Thieves and Detectives through the Secret World of Stolen Art

| image = Hot Art book cover.jpg

| caption = First edition cover of Canadian release

| author = Joshua Knelman

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| country = Canada

| subject = True crime

| genre = non-fiction, bookGoodreads, [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12152998-hot-art Hot Art], Book review. Retrieved November 23, 2012

| publisher = Douglas & McIntyre

| pub_date = September 2, 2011

| media_type = Print (hardback and paperback)

| pages = 316 pp.

| isbn = 9781553658917

}}

Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives through the Secret World of Stolen Art is a non-fiction book, written by Canadian writer Joshua Knelman, first published in September 2011 by Douglas & McIntyre. In the book, the author chronicles his four-year investigation into the world of international art theft.Laycock, Holly, [http://www.propellermag.com/Summer2012/LaycockKnelmanSummer12.html Staying Under the Radar], Propeller Magazine. Retrieved November 21, 2012 Knelman traveled from Cairo to New York City, London, Montreal, and Los Angeles compiling his book; which has been called "A major work of investigative journalism", and "a globetrotting mystery filled with cunning and eccentric characters."Douglas & McIntyre, [http://www.dmpibooks.com/book/hot-art Hot Art] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915162736/http://www.dmpibooks.com/book/hot-art |date=September 15, 2013 }}, Book review. Retrieved November 21, 2012

Awards and honours

Hot Art received the 2012 "Arthur Ellis Award" for "Best Crime Nonfiction".Crime Writers of Canada, [http://crimewriterscanada.com/awards/arthur-ellis-awards/current-contest/winners#Non-fiction 2012 Arthur Ellis Awards Winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222094407/http://crimewriterscanada.com/awards/arthur-ellis-awards/current-contest/winners#Non-fiction |date=December 22, 2015 }}, Best Crime Non-fiction. Retrieved November 21, 2012 The book also received the 2012 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".Faculty of Arts, November 7, 2012, [http://www.wlu.ca/news_detail.php?grp_id=2529&nws_id=10049 Joshua Knelman wins the 2012 Edna Staebler Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20140605173506/http://www.wlu.ca/news_detail.php?grp_id=2529&nws_id=10049 |date=June 5, 2014 }}, Wilfrid Laurier University, Headlines (News Releases). Retrieved November 21, 2012

See also

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