Chronicles the events surrounding the theft of the "Mona Lisa" in 1911 when it was stolen from the Louvre, and examines how the robbery and the publicity about it made the portrait the most famous artwork in the world. Explores the history of the painting and its creator, Leonardo da Vinci. Includes black-and-white illustrations.

A star is born -- She's gone -- Tell me, tell me, tell me -- The Mona Lisa is nowhere, the Mona Lisa is everywhere -- Everything that it is possible to do -- The consummate professional -- Marry or else -- Gigantic figures in human shape -- An improbable series of improbable events -- A wild and perfect pair -- A dangerous woman -- My name is Leonard -- The afterlife -- Epilogue.