About the book: 2009 / Three sensational crimes in the art world that shocked Europe occurred simultaneously... Caravaggio’s masterpiece disappeared from a Roman church. A legendary painting by Malevich was stolen in Paris. In London, thieves visited the National Museum of Modern Art. Their trophy is another painting by Malevich. Is there a connection between these robberies? At first, everyone is sure of the opposite. The case of the Roman kidnapping is led by an investigator from an insurance company. The Paris theft is handled by an experienced police inspector. The London theft is handled by an equally famous Scotland Yard inspector. But gradually three investigations are combined into one difficult, deadly case - a case of a complex, multi-step criminal combination, the purpose of which remains unclear…