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Death and Restoration (Jonathan Argyll Mystery) (Hardcover)

by Iain Pears (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Collins Crime (23 May 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 000232590X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0002325905
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 173,955 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Iain Pears has a superior line in this kind of tale... A divertingly complex, often comic, story in which the art motif is ingeniously central to the solution' Guardian (of The Titian Committee)'Delightfully pursued and narrated puzzle, with several prize sinuosities' The Sunday Times (of The Bernini Bust)

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The monastery of San Giovanni on Rome's Aventine hill has few treasures - only a painting doubtfully attributed to Caravaggio. So Flavia di Stefano, of Rome's art police, is surprised to receive a tip-off that a raid is being planned on the building.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining reading, 31 Aug 2001
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This review is from: Death and Restoration (Paperback)
The author's obvious interest in art makes for an exciting twist on the ordinary crime story, and his beautiful descriptive use of Rome makes the perfect setting. As the plot unfolds inside a Roman monastary the pace is maintained and the twists are numerous. Based around the theft of a painting, the Roman Art Theft Squad and the valiant attempts of a British art historian to assist, weave together the modern crime with far from predictable motivations, and Rome's extensive history. For a crime novel this is enjoyable stuff, not the best of the series, but very readable - a perfect way to pass the afternoons of a British summer.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read, but he's written better., 7 Dec 2000
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This review is from: Death and Restoration (Art History Mysteries) (Paperback)
This is my third Pears, and I preferred the previous two. I felt "Death and Restoration: contained some dangling ends and incongruous bits, but to go into too much detail might give away too much story. In the end everything fits, but I felt that someone had used sandpaper on my suspended disbelief.
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