Fascinating art-crime novel set in Italy from the bestselling author of An Instance of the Fingerpost.
General Bottando of Rome's Art Theft Squad is in trouble: his theory that a single master criminal, dubbed `Giotto', is behind a string of major art thefts has aroused the scorn of his arch enemy and rival, the bureaucrat Corrado Argan. He needs a result, and the confession of a dying woman may just provide the vital clue.
In pursuit of the elusive Giotto, Bottando's colleague, Flavia di Stefano, sets off hotfoot for Florence, and English art dealer Jonathan Argyll is dispatched to London and then on to rural Norfolk.only to discover a body and a mystery which could lead to the greatest art find of his career.
| ISBN: | 9780006490265 |
| Publication date: | 6th April 1999 |
| Author: | Iain Pears |
| Publisher: | HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
Crime and Mystery |
Fascinating art-crime novel set in Italy from the bestselling author of An Instance of the Fingerpost. General Bottando of Rome's Art Theft Squad is in trouble: his theory that a single master criminal, dubbed `Giotto', is behind a string of major art thefts has aroused the scorn of his arch enemy and rival, the bureaucrat Corrado Argan.
Giotto's Hand features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery
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Giotto's Hand was written by Iain Pears and published by HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Giotto's Hand has 224 pages