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      Giotto's Hand

      by Iain Pears
      Published
      Nov 1994
      Main Genre
      Amateur Sleuth Amateur Sleuth
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      278
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      Jonathan Argyll Book 5

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      When the letter first arrived at the offices of Rome's Art Theft Squad, General Bottando thought it was just another deranged demand from a demented art fan. But the mysterious correspondent is a woman who claims to know something about a painting that was stolen over thirty years ago--and Bottando believes the theft was just one in a series of clever heists masterminded by an elusive thief he's dubbed "Giotto." Anxious to outwit the conniving colleague who's plotting his professional destruction, Bottando sends the beautiful Flavia di Stefano to investigate. Flavia quickly uncovers a possible culprit--but when her art-dealer boyfriend Jonathan Argyll travels to England to question him, the suspect is very suspiciously dead...

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      Book 5
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      Suspense

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      Amateur Sleuth Police Procedural

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      Women Sleuths

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      First Edition Nov 1994 HarperCollins (UK) ISBN13 9780002325318 ISBN10 0002325314
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      Apr 1999 HarperCollins (UK) ISBN13 9780006490265 ISBN10 0006490263
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      Mar 2000 Prime Crime ISBN13 9780425173589 ISBN10 0425173585
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      Sep 2007 HarperCollins (UK) ISBN13 9780007229246 ISBN10 0007229240
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      Jul 1997 Scribner ISBN13 9780684814605 ISBN10 0684814609
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      Jan 1998 G.K. Hall & Company ISBN13 9780783883625 ISBN10 0783883625
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      Jun 1998 Chivers ISBN13 9780754031703 ISBN10 0754031705
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