GIOTTO'S HAND
by Pears, Iain
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.)/fine
- ISBN 10
- 0684814609
- ISBN 13
- 9780684814605
- Seller
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Synopsis
General Bottando of Rome’s Art Theft Squad believes that a lone criminal mastermind—dubbed “Giotto”—has been stealing priceless Renaissance art for over thirty years. But his theory—prompted by a letter from an embittered, dying old woman—is scorned by archrival Corrado Argan, a bureaucrat more interested in politics than policing. Bottando’s right hand, the beautiful Flavia di Stefano, quickly locates a possible culprit—but he’s in England. Since the conniving Argan considers even a trip across town an unnecessary expense for Bottando’s squad, Flavia must rely on her fiancé, Jonathan Argyll. In England on business, he finds the suspect suspiciously dead. That’s a pity—especially for Jonathan. Were he not on the scene—raving about art thefts and coincidences—the police may have ruled that the deceased had a few too many and tripped on a loose stair. Now, Jonathan’s passport has been lifted until Her Majesty’s magistrate is satisfied that he has told all he knows…
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- Bookseller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35416
- Title
- GIOTTO'S HAND
- Author
- Pears, Iain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- New Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.)
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0684814609
- ISBN 13
- 9780684814605
- Publisher
- Scribner's,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1994.
- Keywords
- rome, italy, art history,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery - Suspense & Detective Fiction;
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