{"schema_version":"bf_book_companion_v1","release_id":"20261010T034321Z-reviewed-full-unique-works","book":{"amazon_purchase_url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593904214?tag=bookfrontie00-20","asin":"0593904214","authors":["Nicholas Day"],"book_id":"9780593904213","canonical_url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/the-mona-lisa-vanishes-9780593904213","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593904213.jpg?v=03682c5f4601656e","description":"“The tale of a stunning art heist with a contagious love of stranger-than-fiction true stories!”—Steve Sheinkin, Newbery Honor–winning author of Bomb The true story of how Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece became the most famous painting in the world after being stolen from the Louvre, written as a “witty thriller” ( The New York Times ) and featuring black-and-white illustrations throughout. 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