Last week Matthew Bogdanos' Thieves of Baghdad arrived in the mail and my daughter immediately stole it.
A New York prosecutor and Colonel in the Marine Reserves, Bogdanos and his crew hunt terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq. When in Baghdad, the ameteur archeologist discovers that priceless antiquities have been stolen from the museums, he makes it his task to recover what he can. From the liner:
Thieves of Baghdad takes you from his family’s flight to safety at Ground Zero on 9/11, to his mission to hunt down al-Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan, and into the war-torn streets of Baghdad on the trail of antiquities. Colorful characters and double-dealing are the norm as Bogdanos tries to sort out what really happened during the chaos of war. We see his team going on raids and negotiating recoveries, blowing open safes and mingling in the marketplaces, and tracking down leads from Zurich and Amman to Lyons, London, and New York. In an investigation that led to the recovery of more than 5,000 priceless objects, complex threads intertwine, and the suspense mounts as the team works to locate the most sensational treasure of all, the treasure of Nimrud, a collection of gold jewelry and precious stones often called “Iraq’s Crown Jewels.”
Looks like a good read to me and I'll be stealing it back soon, I think.
