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　　On August 21, 1911, the unfathomable happened–Leonardo da

Vinci’s Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre. More than twenty-four

hours passed before museum officials realized she was gone. The

prime suspects were as shocking as the crime: Pablo Picasso and

Guillaume Apollinaire, young provocateurs of a new art. As French

detectives using the latest methods of criminology, including

fingerprinting, tried to trace the thieves, a burgeoning

international media hyped news of the heist.

No story captured the imagination of the world quite like this

one. Thousands flocked to the Louvre to see the empty space where

the painting had hung. They mourned as if Mona Lisa were a lost

loved one, left flowers and notes, and set new attendance records.

For more than two years, Mona Lisa’s absence haunted the art world,

provoking the question: Was she lost forever? A century later,

questions still linger.

Part love story, part mystery, Vanished Smile reopens the case of

the most audacious and perplexing art theft ever committed. R. A.

Scotti’s riveting, ingeniously realized account is itself a

masterly portrait of a world in transition. Combining her skills as

a historian and a novelist, Scotti turns the tantalizing clues into

a story of the painting’s transformation into the most familiar and

lasting icon of all time.

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　　R. A. Scotti is the author of three previous

works of nonfiction, including Basilica: The Splendor and the

Scandal–Building St. Peter’s and Sudden Sea: The Great

Hurricane of 1938, and four novels. She lives in New York

City.

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　　“R.A. Scotti’s pen is as deft as Leonardo’s brush. . . .

Sublime.” —The Washington Times

　　“Luminous…. Scotti narrates the investigation with gusto and

grace.” —The Washington Post Book Worl

　　“A story that La Gioconda herself would have smiled

at—enigmatically, of course.” —Time

　　“Beguiling…. An absence of clues meant an abundance of theories,

and Scotti advances them all in an arresting…narrative.” —The New

York Times Book Review 

　　“Elegant and erudite…. Scotti follows the trail of the missing

masterpiece with the same zestful sense of adventure that she

brought to Basilica…. An unabashed literary diva, Scotti commands

attention from page one.” —The Boston Globe

　　“The painting was missing for more than two years, and the names

of the prime suspects in the case—Pablo Picasso and his friend, the

poet and art critic Guillaume Apollinaire—push this story past

something even Dan Brown could concoct. . . . A rolling . . . piece

of entertainment. . . . Reminds us of the bedrock appeal of the

Mona Lisa’s gaze.” —The New York Times

　　“Captivating. . . . Scotti’s sophistication, wit, style, and

illuminating research makes this a delightfully suspenseful read.”

—Providence Journal

　　“A charming [book] that delves deeper into the mystique of the

Mona Lisa herself. . . . Readers hankering for more of da Vinci and

his enigmatic sitter, whose smooth smile has been bewitching men

for centuries . . . should reach for Vanished Smile.” —St.

Petersburg Times 

　　“Equal parts art history and crime caper. . . . This rollicking

tale makes for fascinating reading.” —The Christian Science

Monitor 

　　“Reads like a prose poem with narrative gallop.” —Time

　　“Superb. . . . An art-heist page-turner that will delight art

enthusiasts as well as true-crime buffs. (Note to Hollywood: This

may be your best hope for a caper starring Brad Pitt and George

Clooney as Picasso and Apollinaire.)” —Richmond

Times-Dispatch 

　　“As full of twists, turns and suspense as any mystery novel. . .

. Makes the Mona Lisa's story even more significant—and her smile

even more alluring.” —BookPage

　　“Remarkable. . . . R.A. Scott combines her skills as a historian

and novelist to recreate this sensational crime, which has all the

twists and turns of a mystery novel, except that it’s true.”

—Florida Weekly 

　　“A book that nonfiction lovers, true-crime lovers, and especially

art lovers will thoroughly enjoy.” —Curled Up With a Good

Book

　　“Who needs The Da Vinci Code when you can have the real thing?”

—The Daily Beast

　　“An apt tribute to Leonardo da Vinci’s mysterious muse. . . . In

Vanished Smile, R.A. Scotti deftly uncovers the mysterious theft of

the art world’s prima donna. . . . Thanks to Scotti’s meticulous

research and atmospheric writing, a crime that had all the

trappings of insanity, national prestige and obsession is brought

to light marvelously.” —The Business Standard

　　“A crime caper . . . that convey[s] l’air du temps. . . .

Enthralling.” —Financial Times

书籍介绍

On August 21, 1911, the unfathomable happened–Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre. More than twenty-four hours passed before museum officials realized she was gone. The prime suspects were as shocking as the crime: Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire, young provocateurs of a new art. As French detectives using the latest methods of criminology, including fingerprinting, tried to trace the thieves, a burgeoning international media hyped news of the heist.

No story captured the imagination of the world quite like this one. Thousands flocked to the Louvre to see the empty space where the painting had hung. They mourned as if Mona Lisa were a lost loved one, left flowers and notes, and set new attendance records. For more than two years, Mona Lisa’s absence haunted the art world, provoking the question: Was she lost forever? A century later, questions still linger.

Part love story, part mystery, Vanished Smile reopens the case of the most audacious and perplexing art theft ever committed. R. A. Scotti’s riveting, ingeniously realized account is itself a masterly portrait of a world in transition. Combining her skills as a historian and a novelist, Scotti turns the tantalizing clues into a story of the painting’s transformation into the most familiar and lasting icon of all time.