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Iain Pears
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An Instance of the Fingerpost
Death and RestorationDeath and Restoration Newpbk 06 Apr 99
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An Instance of the Fingerpost

'A fictional tour de force which combines erudition with mystery.' P.D. James

'Pears' novel interweaves the grand narratives and the personal tragedies of history with a slippery thriller of audacious ingenuity. Independent on Sunday

'Anyone who reads this novel will want to tell their friends about it...lt is a landmark in the

genre...combines the simple pleasures of Agatha Christie with the intellectual subtlety of Umberto Eco...don't let it pass by unread. Sunday Times



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Hardback
HarperCollins (1997)
Death and Restoration
See Review by Val McDermid
The monastery of San Giovanni has few treasures - only a painting doubtfully attributed to Caravaggio. So Flavia di Stefano of Rome’s Art Squad is surprised to receive a tip-off that a raid is being planed on the building. When the raid takes place, the thieves are disturbed and snatch the wrong painting, a curious icon of the Madonna, remarkable only for the affection in which it is held by the local population. Or is this what they wanted all along? Does the legend of the icon’s miraculous powers hold any clues? And who murdered the French dealer found in the Tiber soon afterwards? Flavia, with the help of English art dealer Jonathan Argyll, immerses herself in the intrigues of monastic and police politics in an attempt to solve the double mystery, but the solution is murkier and more complex than anyone could have known…. 

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Bibliography
N.B. dates and publishers in dark red indicate British First Editions. Dates and publishers in black indicate recent reprints.

  • An Instance of the Fingerpost Vintage Pbk Sep 98
  • Bernini Bust
  • Death and Restoration (Collins Crime) HarperCollins May 97 New HarperCollins Pbk Apr 99
  • Giotto's Hand (HarperCollins)
  • Last Judgement
  • The Raphael Affair New HarperCollins Pbk Apr 99
  • Titian Committee

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