Poslední Mona Lisa – Santlofer Jonathan (2022)

August 1911. Vincenzo Peruggia, a worker at the Louvre Museum, stole the painting of the Mona Lisa. Before the painting was returned to the museum two years later, two notorious con artists created copies of it and sold them as originals. Many of these imitations have yet to be found, raising speculation about whether the museum is also displaying a forgery. Present day. Painter and art professor Luke Perrone is trying to uncover the truth about his infamous ancestor named Peruggia. His search attracts the attention of an Interpol detective who wants to prove something to himself; a beautiful woman who may be interested in more than just Luke's affection; and a hornet's nest of the most ruthless art collectors. The Last Mona Lisa is a captivating novel about the mystery of the 1911 theft and the dark underbelly of today's collecting world, a story that is romantic and sexy, yet thrilling and terrifying. A story that resonates with our endless fascination with the work of Leonardo da Vinci, whether it be the original or copies, and with people so obsessed with the desire to acquire immensely valuable artworks that they will stop at nothing – not even murder.