- Hardcover: 191 pages
- Publisher: Harcourt (Oct 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0151789126
- ISBN-13: 978-0151789122
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,607,504 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for ‘The Raphael Affair’:
‘An impressive first, promising much.’ The Times
‘Good, clean art scam fun…plot layered as forger’s paint; Italophiles and gallery gazers will love it. A felicitous first.’ Guardian
‘Ingenious…a good read.’ Daily Express
‘Clever thriller… Pears balances politics, love and danger nicely, in a plot that has a cunning and satisfactory outcome.’ Sunday Times
Praise for the Jonathan Argyll series:
‘You don’t have to know much about art to enjoy Iain Pears’s Italian mysteries. Like a good teacher, he shares his passion unobtrusively and flavours his lessons with wit.’ Val McDermid
'Pears is a delightful writer, with a light, ironic touch.' Mail on Sunday
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.Review
Praise for 'The Raphael Affair': 'An impressive first, promising much.' The Times 'Good, clean art scam fun!plot layered as forger's paint; Italophiles and gallery gazers will love it. A felicitous first.' Guardian 'Ingenious!a good read.' Daily Express 'Clever thriller! Pears balances politics, love and danger nicely, in a plot that has a cunning and satisfactory outcome.' Sunday Times Praise for the Jonathan Argyll series: 'You don't have to know much about art to enjoy Iain Pears's Italian mysteries. Like a good teacher, he shares his passion unobtrusively and flavours his lessons with wit.' Val McDermid 'Pears is a delightful writer, with a light, ironic touch.' Mail on Sunday
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Generale Taddeo Bottando walked up the staircase covered in stolen works of art slightly before the bell of San Ignazio struck seven in the morning, as usual. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Generale Taddeo Bottando walked up the staircase covered in stolen works of art slightly before the bell of San Ignazio struck seven in the morning, as usual. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first, and one of the most enjoyable, of Pears' Jonathan Argyll art mysteries. Jonathan is an endearingly bumbling hero and Flavia di Stefano a charming detective. The story is funny and gripping, with plenty of twists and turns and a lot of interesting information about art fraud, forgery and restoration techniques thrown in. Great Sunday morning reading, with a latte and a ciabatta to recreate the Italian atmosphere...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this AFTER "The Titian Committee" (TTC). Not realising TTC as the second I subsequently tracked down the rest and am reading them in the published order and loving all of them in turn. So far, this is my favourite. Is this the startof an affair... we'll have to complete the series to find out probably.
If you like these you will probably enjoy Christabel Kent, also set in Italy but thrillers that are a little darker but equally engaging.
If you like these you will probably enjoy Christabel Kent, also set in Italy but thrillers that are a little darker but equally engaging.
Format:Paperback
I'm not going to write reams. I just want to say I loved it. Read 5 of them so far and i am hooked.
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