简介：AndrewGraham-Dixonconfrontstheworldsofhighartandseriouslyorganisedcrimetouncoverthetruestorybehindthegreatestartheistofthe21stcentury.InDecember2002,twopricelessandhistoricallyimportantpaintingswerestolenfromtheVanGoghMuseuminAmsterdam,inabrutalandaudaciousrobberybyexperienced,professionalthieves.Butwhathappenedtothemasterpieces,andwhatistheirusetocriminalswhocanneversellordisplaythemontheopenmarket?AndrewtravelsacrossEurope,movingbetweentheworldsofhighartandlowcrimeandmeetingpolicemen,prosecutorsandartexpertstouncoverjusthowtheworldofviolentandorganisedcrimemakesextensiveuseofstolenart-andhowlostmasterpieceslikethesecanbesuccessfullyrecovered.
