American Animals ushers the reader along a gut-wrenching ride of adolescent self-destruction.
The story that unfolds is a gripping adventure of teenage rebellion, from page-turning meetings with black-market art dealers in Amsterdam to the opulent galleries of Christie’s auction house in Rockefeller Center. Disillusioned with freshman year of college and determined to escape from their mundane Middle-American existences, the three hatch a plan to steal millions of dollars’ worth of artwork and rare manuscripts from a university museum. “One of the biggest art heists in FBI history.” - The Times of LondonĪmerican Animals is a coming-of-age crime memoir centered around three childhood friends: Warren, Spencer, and Eric. “They are the young people, the people with the idealism, the passion, the courage to do something interesting with their lives: an act of daring almost artistic in its originality. “A rare book heist that Danny Ocean may have applauded-except for one mistake.” - Vanity Fair
“One of the most esoteric and far-fetched crimes in 21st-century annals.” - The Hollywood Reporter
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