In this richly illustrated volume, Simon Houpt takes readers behind the scenes to investigate modern art theft. He shows how the art market, with its hyped-up auctions, has caught the criminal underworld’s attention. The plunderers range from smash-and-grab opportunists to organized gangs. Defending the art world is a motley cast of ex-cops and connoisseurs. With stories featuring unexpected twists and turns, Museum of the Missing proves that when crime collides with art, the outcome is always fascinating.

SIMON HOUPT is the New York–based art columnist and correspondent for The Globe and Mail. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, GQ and a number of international newspapers.

JULIAN RADCLIFFE is chairman of the London–based Art Loss Register.