The Bernini Bust by Iain Pears

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The Bernini Bust by Iain Pears

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Witty art-history mystery from the author of the best-selling literary masterpiece, An Instance of the Fingerpost.

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The Bernini Bust by Iain Pears

Witty art-history mystery from the author of the best-selling literary masterpiece, An Instance of the Fingerpost. British art historian Jonathan Argyll has just sold a minor Titian to an American museum for a highly inflated price. But as he complacently awaits his cheque in the Californian sunshine, trouble erupts: the museum's billionaire owner is murdered, a dubious art dealer disappears, and a Bernini bust, apparently smuggled out of Italy, is missing. Things could hardly be worse, and the situation calls for assistance from his friends General Bottando and Flavia di Stefano of the Italian National Art Theft Squad!especially as things do get worse -- the killer's attention turns to Jonathan himself. Cleverly mixing murder with art, The Bernini Bust is a witty and intriguing mystery from the bestselling author of An Instance of the Fingerpost.
'An elegant and amusing book, perfect for those who love a clever puzzle' -- Frances Hegarty, Mail on Sunday 'Iain Pears has a superior line in this kind of tale! A divertingly complex, often comic, story in which the art motif is ingeniously central to the solution' Guardian
Iain Pears won the Getty Scholarship to Yale University and worked for Reuters in Rome. He is the author of the bestseller An Instance of the Fingerpost. He lives with his wife and son in Oxford.
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ISBN 13 9780006511144
ISBN 10 0006511147
Title The Bernini Bust
Author Iain Pears
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1999-11-15
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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