Turn-of-the-century Paris was the beating heart of a rapidly changing world. Painters, scientists, revolutionaries, poets - all were there. But so, too, were the shadows: Paris was a violent, criminal place, its sinister alleyways the haunts of Apache gangsters and its cafes the gathering places of murderous anarchists. In 1911, it fell victim to perhaps the greatest theft of all time - the taking of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. Immediately, Alphonse Bertillon, a detective world-renowned for pioneering crime-scene investigation techniques, was called upon to solve the crime. And quickly the Paris police had a suspect: a young Spanish artist named Pablo Picasso...

A chronicle of crimes in Belle Epoque Paris - including the Mona Lisa's theft - and the detective who used science to solve them.

About the Author
Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler, a married couple, are the authors of The Monsters, a chronicle of the creation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Their novel, In Darkness, Death, won a 2005 Edgar Award. They live in New York City


Book Information
ISBN 9780316017909
Author Dorothy Hoobler
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Little, Brown & Company
Publisher Little, Brown & Company
Weight(grams) 640g
Dimensions(mm) 243mm * 161mm * 31mm