Giotto's Hand
by Pears, Iain
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near 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
- Craig Hokenson Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26193
- Title
- Giotto's Hand
- Author
- Pears, Iain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition/First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0684814609
- ISBN 13
- 9780684814605
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- DI STEFANO FLAVIA FICTITIOUS CHARACTER FICTION ITALY ARGYLL JONATHAN MYSTERY DETECTIVE GENERAL ROME
- Bookseller catalogs
- MODERN FIRST EDITIONS;