Reviews

• “A very well-informed book, rich in substance. /…/ factual and informative.”

• “My favorite! Suspenseful like a thriller, elucidating like a truth commission. Anders Rydell has written a brilliant book.”

• “The question of restitution will probably never be entirely settled. That is the sad but inevitable conclusion that Anders Rydell comes to after his highly fascinating account.”

• “In impressive detail Rydell recounts all the complicated turns of the looting /…/ It is too late for the August Prize, but the book really is a so-called eye-opener, and succeeds in combining solid history writing with excellent reportage.”

• “The Looters by Anders Rydell goes further than the debate about Cornelius Gurlitt or the film Monuments Men /…/ a book as suspenseful as a movie for the big screen.”

• “Rydell has written an utterly excellent book. Suspensful, sober and illuminating.”

• “This is vital reading in order to comprehend what was a combination of Nazi culture policy and extermination … There is also a highly interesting contemporary depiction here /…/ The book is a piece of wide-ranging cultural history.”

• “Anders Rydell demonstrates profound knowledge in addition to the story flowing forth like a well-written thriller /…/ A brilliant book.”

• “Rydell has written an utterly excellent book … quite a pioneering deed /…/ Interesting and well worth reading!”

• “The Looters is a thrilling, incessantly interesting and rattling depiction of the Nazis’ fanatic interest in art, both in theory and practice /…/ It is an incredibly captivating book, skillfully narrated, educational, suspenseful and upsetting.”

• “I am impressed by Anders Rydell’s knowledge acquisition and smooth review of the international literature about the art thefts… He provides vivid descriptions of the race between different looting organizations and the Nazi leaders’ rivalry regarding the finest art /…/ At the same time Rydell narrates effectively. The part about how the German central bank financed its luxury purchases in Paris actually made me cry.”

• “A detailed account of the looting is more than welcome /…/ Anders Rydell’s The Looters is based on an awe-inspiring examination of existing material and is written with a fluent and talented pen.”

• “Anders Rydell skillfully depicts a very dark time, placing it all into context. He helps us understand the value of knowing your history.”

• “This non-fiction book is just as suspenseful as a fictitious thriller /…/ An admirable and deeply fascinating reportage of sky-high international class.”

• “Anders Rydell competently writes about the restitution process, the recovery of art works and entire collections after the war /…/ Rydell adds another piece to the puzzle, which aims the searchlight at ourselves.”

• “Anders Rydell has written a detailed and suspenseful depiction of how this huge art theft was organized /…/ The book is written in a suspenseful and engaging style and one can tell that Rydell has had solid source material to work with.”

• “Rydell’s accessible style of writing is sometimes just as suspenseful as a thriller /…/ By focusing on one part of the Nazi tyranny, Rydell succeeds in giving a vivid picture of The Brown Dictatorship.”