• In a possible Robert B. Parker mystery novel come to life, Robert Mardirosian, a seventy-three year old lawyer, went on trial in Boston Tuesday on charges of possessing and transporting stolen goods. He is accused of trying to sell a collection of seven paintings, including a $29 million Cézanne, stolen by one of his clients. (CBC News)

• Another mystery is unfolding in New York, where the FBI is trying to find the rightful owners of 137 works of art, including at least 20 stolen paintings, from the collection of the late William Kingsland. The FBI says that it doesn't know if Kingsland had anything to do with the thefts. (The New York Times)