<description>&lt;p&gt;Today, I'm joined by award-winning journalist Matthew Campbell to talk about his new book, The Man Who Stole the Gods. For decades, the Bangkok-based Brit, Douglas Latchford, bought priceless Cambodian artworks that had been looted from ancient religious sites. Some of these pieces made their way to the collections of museums as august as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In The Man Who Stole the Gods, Matthew shines a light on the looters who stole this art and the international team of sleuths who helped return these works to their native country.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you'd like to support the show, please consider beocming a patron at &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast"&gt;www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Art of Crime

Gavin Whitehead

The Man Who Stole the Gods (Beach Reads)

JUN 17, 202636 MIN
The Art of Crime

The Man Who Stole the Gods (Beach Reads)

JUN 17, 202636 MIN

Description

Today, I'm joined by award-winning journalist Matthew Campbell to talk about his new book, The Man Who Stole the Gods. For decades, the Bangkok-based Brit, Douglas Latchford, bought priceless Cambodian artworks that had been looted from ancient religious sites. Some of these pieces made their way to the collections of museums as august as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In The Man Who Stole the Gods, Matthew shines a light on the looters who stole this art and the international team of sleuths who helped return these works to their native country. If you'd like to support the show, please consider beocming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast.