The Last Judgement: 4 - Brossura

Pears, Iain

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ISBN 10: 0425186474 ISBN 13: 9780425186473

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2002

Riassunto

Hired to deliver a painting from a Parisian art dealer to a client in Rome, British art historian and amateur sleuth Jonathan Argyll suddenly finds himself caught up in a double murder and begins a probe that uncovers a secret hidden since World War II. Reprint.

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Recensione:

“A sophisticated, adventurous, and gripping story that is sure to hold wide appeal.”—Booklist

 

“The Last Judgement is a joy for readers who enjoy a complex plot set to clever dialogue with the often nefarious goings-on of the international art market as a backdrop.”—St. Petersburg Times

 

“A witty, exceptionally brilliant puzzler.”—Sunday Times (London)

 

“The latest (mis)adventure of art historian Jonathan Argyll delivers its plot twists at a rapid clip right up to the closing pages. . .Pears keeps his readers well occupied.”—Publishers Weekly

 

“[Pears] writes clearly, persuasively and with a hand guided by touches of sentimentality as well as mischief.”—Chicago Tribune

 

 

L'autore:

Iain Pears was born in 1955. Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he has worked as a journalist, an art historian, and a television consultant in England, France, Italy, and the United States. He is the author of seven highly praised detective novels, a book of art history, and countless articles on artistic, financial, and historical subjects, as well as the international bestseller An Instance of the Fingerpost He lives in Oxford, England.

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• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0425186474
• ISBN 13: 9780425186473
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336