GIOTTO'S HAND
por Pears, Iain
- Usado
- Condição
- Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (some spotting to lower edge of text block.)
- Livreiro
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Ione, California, United States
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New York:: Scribner's,, 1994.. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (some spotting to lower edge of text block.). Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A mystery featuring art dealer Jonathan Argyll.
Sinopse
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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- Livreiro
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- Estoque do vendedor nº
- 8568
- Título
- GIOTTO'S HAND
- Autor
- Pears, Iain
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (some spotting to lower edge of text block.)
- Editorial
- Scribner's,
- Local de publicação
- New York:
- Data de publicação
- 1994.
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Mystery - Suspense & Detective Fiction;
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