OneIn a shabby, dimly lit bar on the waterfront of St. Johns River,Jacksonville, two men sat at a table and talked in low tones. Apartfrom these two and the fat, elderly harman, the bar was deserted.The man sitting to the left was Ed Haddon: the king of artthieves: a brilliant operator who appeared to live an immaculate lifeof a wealthy retired business man, paying his taxes, moving to hisvarious apartments in Fort Lauderdale, the South of France, Paris andLondon. He was the master mind who planned, organized and directed agroup of expert thieves who profitably did his bidding.Haddon could be mistaken for a senator or even a secretary of state. He was tall, heavily built, with thick iron-grey hair, aflorid, handsome face and the benign smile of a politician. Behindthis faigade was a razor-sharp brain and a ruthless, cunning mind.The man on the right was Lu Bradey: considered by the world'sunderworld as the best art thief in the business, He was slightlybuilt, around thirty five years of age, with a black crewcut, sharpfeatures and grey restless eyes.Apart from his expertise with any kind of lock, he was also amaster of disguise. His facial skin was like rubber: a few pads insidehis mouth and his lean face turned to fat. He made his own wigs. Whenhe wore a moustache or a beard, each hair was put into place, one atthe time. His
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