The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century - Edward Dolnick

The Edgar Award-winning author of The Rescue Artist is back with the riveting story of the brilliant con man--the world's most famous art forger (New York Times)--who perpetrated the greatest art hoax of the 20th century. Photos throughout. As riveting as a World War II thriller, The Forger's Spell is the true story of three men and an extraordinary deception: the revered artist Johannes Vermeer; the small-time Dutch painter who dared to impersonate him years later; and the con man's mark, Hermann Goering, the fanatical art collector and one of Nazi Germany's most reviled leaders.