The largest forgery scandal in post-war German history! For 25 years, the painter Wolfgang Beltracchi and his accomplices passed off their own paintings as lost works of great modern artists and sold them for millions. The subsequent spectacular art forgery trial revealed only the tip of the iceberg of gullibility, negligence, and greed in the industry. In a book that reads like a thriller, the author duo now provides what was left out during the trial: it reconstructs the heist of the forgery gang, a criminal masterpiece of great entertainment value and significant audacity. And for the first time, the authors fully expose how things really work in the art world.