The extent of the economic and cultural damage that results from criminality in the global art scene rarely comes to light. By turns thrilling, disturbing, and unbelievable, the cases explored in this book include "artnapping"—stealing art to collect a ransom—tax fraud, forgery, money laundering, and illegal excavations. The book includes coverage of:The 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the LouvreA 2017 sensational case of a 220 lb Canadian gold coin from Berlin's Bode MuseumThe Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heistA section on the thriving market for Mondigliani forgaries