In recent years, thieves have pulled off elaborate heists of rare, million-dollar collectible cars, sometimes smuggling them out of their country of origin, retrofitting them with fake paperwork, and reselling them on the international market. And when this happens, victims and the FBI call Joe Ford, a detective with a particular set of skills. “I’m a very specific private investigator,” he said. “I’m in a niche of a niche of a niche.”

This excerpt from , a new book by bestselling author Stayton Bonner, tells the story of Joe hunting a stolen $7 million Figoni and Falaschi Talbot-Lago teardrop coupe, a model that Robb Report once called “the most beautiful car in the world,” one taken in a spectacular heist. The investigation would span a decade and involve the FBI, Interpol, a

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