Death and Restoration (Jonathan Argyll Art History Mysteries, Book #6)
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- Synopsis
- The monastery of San Giovanni on Rome's Aventine hill has few treasures - only a painting doubtfully attributed to Caravaggio. So Flavia di Stefano of Rome's art police is surprised to receive a tip-off that a raid is being planned on the building. The raid takes place, but the thieves are disturbed and snatch the wrong painting, a curious icon of the Madonna, remarkable only for the affection in which it is held by the local population. Or is this what the thieves wanted all along? Does the legend of the icon's miraculous powers hold any clue? And who murdered the French dealer found in the Tiber soon afterwards? With the help of Jonathan Argyll, Flavia works her way through the intricacies of monastic and police politics and ends up by getting a bigger surprise than she could possibly have imagined. Iain Pears is the most exciting exponent of art-based crime, and Death and Restoration is his most intriguing and gripping novel yet.
- Copyright:
- 1996
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 224 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780002325905
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Date of Addition:
- 01/14/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Iain Pears
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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