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In the summer of 2009, Edwin Rist, a twenty‑year‑old American flautist, absconded with several hundred dead birds—including specimens collected 150 years earlier—from the Natural History Museum in London. The theft stunned the museum community and set off a thorough criminal investigation. Kirk Wallace Johnson, captivated by the case, delved into the motives and methods behind the burglary. His investigation chronicles the perplexing desire to steal wildlife specimens, the museum’s response, and the broader implications for the preservation of natural history artifacts.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Crime Fiction/Heist Fiction
Authors: Kirk Wallace Johnson
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