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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It is okay but Pears has written better,
By A Customer
This review is from: GIOTTOS HAND: A Jonathan Argyll Mystery (Hardcover)
General Taddeo Bottando believes that the stealing of many of Europe's
priceless works of art since 1963 is the result of one person, an extremely
skillful thief, dubbed Giotto. The General assigns his brilliant team, the
Art Theft Squad, to investigate the possibility that one person is
responsible for numerous thefts. Private investigator Flavia di Stefano
and art dealer Jonathan Argyll begin the search for the elusive Giotto.
....... The first real clue is a letter from a dying woman who describes one
of the robberies. Using that as a lead, Stefano searches Florence for
follow-up information while Argyll travels all over England. Though they
begin to put together the pieces of a four decade old puzzle, General
Bottando's greatest opponent, Corrado Argan, raises a stink about the waste
of money in pursuit of a ridiculous objective. Corrado believes that no
one man could have committed all these crimes without a trace. It is up to
the Art Theft Squad to prove their leader is right and bring to justice a
grandmaster.
........ Though all three lead characters are charming and very endearing,
GIOTTO'S HAND seems a bit flat for mystery lovers since there is little
life threatening action confronting the squad. There is little doubt that
Iain Pears' love for art oozes off of the pages to reach out and touch
readers. In spite of this extra flavoring and great characterization, the
who-done-it remains a bit weak.
.......Harriet Klausner
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GIOTTOS HAND: A Jonathan Argyll Mystery by Iain Pears (Hardcover - July 8, 1997)
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