- The 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre
- A 2017 sensational case of a 220 lb Canadian gold coin from Berlin's Bode Museum
- The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist
- A section on the thriving market for Mondigliani forgaries
- The ill-gotten art collection of former First Lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos
- Art stolen by the Nazis during WWII, and the enduring business of forgeries of Hitler's own paintings
- President Donald Trump's practice of using his charitable fund to buy art, including a portrait of himself
True crime and art history lovers will devour this thoroughly researched and fascinating book.