AndrewGraham-Dixonconfrontstheworldsofhighartandseriouslyorganisedcrimetouncoverthetruestorybehindthegreatestartheistofthe21stcentury.InDecember2002,twopricelessandhistoricallyimportantpaintingswerestolenfromtheVanGoghMuseuminAmsterdam,inabrutalandaudaciousrobberybyexperienced,professionalthieves.Butwhathappenedtothemasterpieces,andwhatistheirusetocriminalswhocanneversellordisplaythemontheopenmarkeddd?AndrewtravelsacrossEurope,movingbetweentheworldsofhighartandlowcrimeandmeetingpolicemen,prosecutorsandartexpertstouncoverjusthowtheworldofviolentandorganisedcrimemakesextensiveuseofstolenart-andhowlostmasterpieceslikethesecanbesuccessfullyrecovered.