Jan 30, 2014
The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911. Morton has taken the facts and created a very entertaining story to fit the circumstances. We do know that a man named Peruggia who had worked at the Louvre, stole the painting and Morton adds a rich cast of characters and an interesting plot to the theft. Paris at the turn of the century is a character itself! In Morton’s story, Valfierno is the chief architect of the theft and its elaborate con. Beautiful women, beautiful women who are pickpockets, and famous artists who paint beautiful women populate this book making it a fun read!