August 1911. Vincenzo Peruggia, an employee of the Louvre museum, stole the painting Mona Lisa. Before the painting was returned to the museum two years later, two well-known fraudsters made copies of it and sold them as originals. Many of these imitations have yet to be found, prompting speculation that even the museum is exhibiting a fake. Present. Painter and art professor Luke Perrone tries to find out the truth about his infamous Peruggia ancestor. His search catches the attention of an Interpol detective who wants to prove something to a beautiful woman who may be worth more than just Luke's affection and is a wasp's nest of the most ruthless art collectors. The Last Mona Lisa is a compelling novel about the mystery of a 1911 theft and the dark underbelly of today's collecting world, a story romantic and sexy, yet thrilling and terrifying. A story that resonates with our endless fascination with Leonardo da Vinci's work, whether original or copy, and with people so obsessed with acquiring immensely valuable works of art that they will stop at nothing - not even murder.