The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras

The Pot Thief Mysteries, Book 1

By: J. Michael Orenduff

Narrated by: Austin Rising

First in the lively, laugh-filled series featuring a New Mexico pottery dealer with a side job as an amateur sleuth.

A dealer of ancient Native American pottery, Hubert Schuze has spent years combing the public lands of New Mexico, digging for artwork that would otherwise remain buried. According to the US government, Hubie is a thief - but no act of Congress could stop him from doing what he loves. For decades, Hubie has worn the title of pot thief proudly. Outright burglary, though, is another story. But an offer of $25,000 to lift a rare pot from a local museum proves too tempting for Hubie to refuse. When he sees how tightly the relic is guarded, he changes his mind, but the pot goes missing anyway. Soon a federal agent suspects that Hubie is the culprit. After things take a turn for the serious, Hubie knows he must find the real thief quickly or risk cracking something more fragile than any pot - his skull.

The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras is the first book in the Pot Thief Mysteries, but you may enjoy listening to the series in any order.

©2009 J. Michael Orenduff (P)2020 Audible, Inc.

A fun new Mystery series.

I enjoyed Orenduff's humorous Pot Thief mystery. It was more intelligent than I expected and I learned a bit about Native American pottery and the museums and collectors who own them. I loved the Albuquerque setting and all the wonderful Mexican foods he describes. I don't drink, but for those who do, you'll get an education there too. EVEN the most intriguing way to brew the perfect coffee! Ha!
Hubie isn't EXACTLY a thief, at least not for gain. But a lot of valuable things do get moved around in this book. He, his friend and drinking buddy Susanna, and the other characters were fun to get to know and I will certainly want to read more of their stories.
Hubie ties in "Pythagoras" in a cute way at the end. The narrator of this audio book is beyond great!!

Appalling.

The bigotry is strong with this one. Imagine being so insecure that the color of your skin, a sheer accident of birth, becomes your entire personality. It feels like the Author just dumped black market archeology on top of some great replacement theory idiocy and called it a day. I don't want to give any stars but here we are