Vanished smile

It's hard to believe, but it's true...in 1911, the Mona Lisa disappeared off the wall of the Louvre Museum in Paris.

And it was gone for two years. There were few clues, only a doorknob that had been taken off the door, the protective case that had enclosed it, and a left thumbprint (police only took right thumbprints at the time). No requests for money. No signs of it in the world. Gone.

So, how did the museum get it back? And where was it for those two years?

A fascinating true mystery for all of us who love Paris.

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I enjoyed this book about the theft and return of the Mona Lisa. I liked learning the history of the painting, how it got to France, and where it ended up during the time it was missing.