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Paperback Books by Iain Pears
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| The Portrait |
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| by Iain Pears |
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| A painter seeks revenge in this subtle look at the interrelationship between artist and critic. Set at the beginning of the 20th century, THE PORTRAIT begins when a portrait painter named Henry MacAlpine gives up his successful London life in... Read More |
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| Publication Date: April 2006 |
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| Publication Date: May 2005 |
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| Dream of Scipio |
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| by Iain Pears |
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| This novel about idealism and its attendant disappointments begins in the fifth century B.C.E., when a scholarly writer named Manlius devoted his life to upholding the ideals of civilization against creeping barbarism--a resolve that includes... Read More |
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| Publication Date: June 2003 |
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| The Bernini Bust (Art History Mystery) |
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| by Iain Pears |
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| After British art historian Jonathan Argyll sells a minor masterpiece to an American museum for an exorbitant price, the museum's owner is murdered, a disreputable art dealer disappears with a Bernini bust, and Argyll discovers his life is in... Read More |
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| Publication Date: March 2001 |
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| Death and Restoration (Art History Mystery) |
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| by Iain Pears |
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| A thrilling tale of intrigue and murder set in the heart of Italy's art world pits Jonathan Argyll and art squad investigator Flavia di Stefano against a wily band of thieves that steals a painting reputed to have miraculous powers. Reprint. |
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| Publication Date: November 2000 |
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| Giotto's Hand (Art History Mystery) |
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| by Iain Pears |
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| General Bottando of Rome's Art Theft Squad believes a lone criminal mastermind-dubbed 'Giotto'-has been stealing priceless Renaissance art for over 30 years. But his theory is scorned by archrival Corrado Argan, a bureaucrat more interested... Read More |
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| Publication Date: March 2000 |
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| The Last Judgement (Art History Mystery) |
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| by Iain Pears |
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| Incipient international art dealer Jonathan Argyll is eager to be the conduit for a minor French painting on it's way to the buyer in Rome. But when he arrives, the buyer refuses the painting and then dies. Adding injury to insult, Argyll... Read More |
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| Publication Date: October 1999 |
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| Publication Date: May 1999 |
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| Instance of the Fingerpost |
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| by Iain Pears |
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| Nothing in Pears's five archly amusing art mysteries hints at the range or depth or boldness of this multifaceted scrutiny of a murder case in Restoration Oxford....'Rashomon' meets 'The Name of the Rose' in a triumphant triple-decker that... Read More |
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| Publication Date: March 1999 |
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| The Raphael Affair (Art History Mystery) |
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| by Iain Pears |
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| When a long-lost Raphael resurfaces, it triggers a chain of events from vandalism...to murder! As English art scholar Jonathan Argyll investigates, he ends up on a run for the truth...and his very own life. |
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| Publication Date: November 1998 |
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