Giotto's Hand Paperback - 2003
by Pears, Iain
- Used
The author of the bestselling historical novel, "An Instance of the Fingerpost, " pens this intriguing mystery about an English art dealer on the trail of a criminal mastermind responsible for a series of major heists.
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Details
- Title Giotto's Hand
- Author Pears, Iain
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
- Date 2003-04-01
- Bookseller's Inventory # 40075764-6
- ISBN 9780425188545 / 042518854X
- Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 8.26 x 5.24 x 0.8 in (20.98 x 13.31 x 2.03 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Italy
- Library of Congress subjects Detective and mystery stories, Policewomen - Fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002038552
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Summary
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…
