The Picasso Heist A Thriller

Organized crime bosses, power-hungry government officials, filthy rich Manhattan art people, and a notorious forger all vie for control of a $100 million painting. 

A previously unknown Picasso—hidden for decades in the attic of a French villa—rocks the art world.
The momentous discovery is transported to a New York auction house. 
Whoever possesses this artwork will make an indelible mark. 
​But none of the power players are counting on a twenty-two-year-old art thief shrewd enough to steal the show.

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton. He has told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.
Howard Roughan has cowritten several books with James Patterson and is the author of The Promise of a Lie and The Up and Comer. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.