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Title	:	Death and Restoration (Jonathan Argyll #6)
Author	:	Iain Pears
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 310 pages
Published	:	August 5th 2003 by Berkley Books (first published 1996)
Categories	:	Mystery. Fiction. Art. Crime. Cultural. Italy

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General Bottando can't believe his rotten luck. He has just been promoted--to a position that's heavy on bureaucratic duties-but disturbingly light on investigative responsibilities. As if that wasn't annoying enough, he's received a tip about a planned raid at a nearby monastery. He's relying on his colleague Flavia di Stefano and her art-expert fiance, Jonathan Argyll, to thwart the plot-but both are beyond baffled. The only valuable item in the monastery's art collection is a supposed Caravaggio that's currently being restored. There are no solid suspects-unless you count the endearing art thief, the flagrantly flamboyant "Rottweiler of Restoration," and the strangely shady icon expert. And there's really no reason to cause an unholy uproar-until someone commits an unconscionable crime...

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Original Title:	Death and Restoration
ISBN:	0425190420 (ISBN13: 9780425190425)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Jonathan Argyll #6

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Originally published on my blog here in May 1999.One of Pears' series of art-related detective stories built round the character of art-dealer Jonathan Argyll, Death and Restoration is an extremely well put together crime novel. Argyll is taking a break from his profession to lecture students in Rome on the less well known art treasures of that city. His girlfriend, Flavia, works in the Italian police, in the department specialising in fine art crime. When she hears that an old acquaintance of

This was a fast-paced and entertaining read. I might find and read the rest of the series.

A very standard mystery. A little bit of history, a little bit of art, likeable enough characters and a nice background story at the monastery

I think that this was the best of the 5 in this series that I have read. Mary Verney, last seen in Giotto's Hand, is back in Rome. Her beloved granddaughter has been kidnapped and is being held until she exits retirement and steals a painting for the son of one of her previous employers. Flavia di Stefano is being groomed to replace General Bottando as the head of Italy's Art Theft Police. Jonathan Argyll, Flavia's boyfriend, is lecturing in Baroque art, having given up on art dealing. The

Very slow to get into, but a pleasant read. I like the apparently ongoing story of the main characters that interweaves with the plot of the theft. I will read another, I think, if I come across it. This was on the cart at the library for a quarter, and I figured it was likely to be a decent plane ride read, which it was.

Sometimes an author falls in love with one of his characters and finds it hard to let him or her go. Such is the case in this second to last Flavia And Jonathan adventure. Pears brings back his master thief from The Giotto's Hand to support a somewhat good plot but unfortunately the character's presence only annoyed me instead of adding to the tale. And what a tale it is. A forgotten monastery in the heart of Rome, an obscure order with a dubious Caravaggio and a miraculous icon worshipped by

The author writes plots in this series which remind me of Russian Matryoshka dolls. Some of the books nest up to six dolls deep in twists, while others nest four. This is a five doll mystery. The characters, Flavia di Stefano and Jonathan Argyll, are quickly moved along a life timeline as well; Flavia started as a researcher, then she was promoted to investigator and now she is the acting chief of Italy's Art Theft Squad. Jonathan and Flavia met in the first novel, began dating in the next, soon