Death and Restoration by Iain Pears
General Bottando can't believe his rotten luck. He has just been promoted--to a position that's heavy on bureaucratic duties-but disturbingly light on investigative responsibilities. As if that wasn't annoying enough, he's received a tip about a planned raid at a nearby monastery. He's relying on his colleague Flavia di Stefano and her art-expert fianc , Jonathan Argyll, to thwart the plot-but both are beyond baffled. The only valuable item in the monastery's art collection is a supposed Caravaggio that's currently being restored. There are no solid suspects-unless you count the endearing art thief, the flagrantly flamboyant Rottweiler of Restoration, and the strangely shady icon expert. And there's really no reason to cause an unholy uproar-until someone commits an unconscionable crime.
"Articulate characters and erudite art commentary..high style." -New York Times Book Review
"Pears again achieves a delicate, sure balance with a book simultaneously witty and instructive."- Publishers Weekly
Iain Pears was born in 1955. Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he has worked as a journalist, an art historian, and a television consultant in England, France, Italy, and the United States. He is the author of seven highly praised detective novels, a book of art history, and countless articles on artistic, financial, and historical subjects, as well as the international bestseller An Instance of the Fingerpost He lives in Oxford, England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780425190425 |
| ISBN 10 | 0425190420 |
| Title | Death and Restoration |
| Author | Iain Pears |
| Series | Art History Mystery |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2003-08-05 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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