Portrait Of A Thief, Li - B+

                      This fascinating novel is about museum thefts, but more importantly, about the Chinese-American experience of loss for the older generation and unbelievable expectations for the younger. A Beijing business recruits five college students of Chinese ancestry at exceptional American universities to recover five lost Zodiac figurines stolen in the 19th century, which scattered throughout American and European museums. The students are offered a phenomenal sum and take up the challenge. After the second successful theft, they are discovered, but not arrested. They abandon the project, but manage to succeed without further thefts. Fabulous read, and in development at Netflix.