In Rome, police enlist the help of renowned art investigator Gabriel Coffin when tracking down a magnificent Caravaggio altarpiece stolen from an ancient church. And in London, Inspector Harry Wickenden oversees the National Gallery of Modern Art in its attempts to ransom back a painting stolen hours after its arrival--only to have the masterpiece's recovery deepen the mystery even further.

Three apparently isolated thefts are simultaneously investigated in three cities, but these crimes have much more in common than anyone imagines. In Rome, police enlist the help of renowned art investigator Gabriel Coffin when tracking down a magnificent Caravaggio altarpiece stolen from an ancient church. In Paris, a treasured painting from the Malevich Society has vanished, leading Police Inspector Jean-Jacques Bizot to unravel a trail of bizarre clues and puzzlespointing to a baffling conspiracy. And in London, Inspector Harry Wickenden oversees the National Gallery of Modern Art in its attempts to ransom back a painting stolen hours after its arrival--only to have the masterpiece's recovery deepen the mystery even further.

Racing through auction houses, museums, and private galleries, and filled with a dizzying array of forgeries, overpaintings, and double crosses, Noah Charney's debut novel is a sophisticated, stylish thriller, as irresistible and multifaceted as a great work of art.