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Original Title:	Giotto's Hand
ISBN:	0425173585 (ISBN13: 9780425173589)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Jonathan Argyll #5
Setting:	Rome(Italy)

Giotto's Hand (Jonathan Argyll #5) Paperback | Pages: 288 pages

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Title	:	Giotto's Hand (Jonathan Argyll #5)
Author	:	Iain Pears
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 288 pages
Published	:	March 1st 2000 by Berkley (first published 1995)
Categories	:	Mystery. Fiction. Art. Crime. Cultural. Italy

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This was a very enjoyably easy reading little book, part of a series I had never hear of until I picked it up. Jonathan Argyll is an Englishman living in Rome trying to make a living as an art dealer, procrastinating about accepting a job as an art teacher. His partner, Flavia, is a member of Rome's Art theft squad and the art theft connection is what I really enjoyed about this book.

Most of it takes place in England, where Jonathan goes to visit an art dealer as a favour to Flavia's boss - when he arrives the dealer is dead. How does the dead art dealer tie into the theory of a single master criminal responsible for a series of art thefts over a couple of decades? That is what the book unfolds for you....

While I would not go so far as to say that this is a 'whodunnit' it is a fun little detective story. Anyone who likes detective stories with a theme should enjoy it. The conclusion was no surprise - not even to me, who has no facility for guessing solutions to mysteries.

Most is set in an English town, and I loved the village politics and gentle fun being poked at communities where everyone knows everyone. The descriptions of Italian departmental politics were also light, fun and entertaining. I will definitely read more of this series.

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But he hadnt a clue; so he forgot all about it, and hummed to himself instead.Last line from Giottos Hand by Iain Pears. I first heard of Iain Pears after reading a book about a book lover and her love of books, Book Lover by Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack. I remember the protagonist describing another novel by Iain Pears in detail and ever since then, Ive wanted to read something by him. Giottos Hand was my first chance and proved to be an enjoyable art murder/ mystery. The group dynamic

Interesting premise but moved much too slowly and too many characters with no flesh on them

The crimes spread time and land,so subtle they are almost bland. A well hidden criminal, the urge almost subliminal. Known to the team as Giotto's Hand.

This was quite different to the only other Iain Pears' book I've read so far (The Portrait). This was all right - one in a series of themed murder mystery books (and out in the big wide world, there does seem to be a themed series for every theme you could think of). Light, nice reading, almost a bit polite like Midsommer Murders or something like that. Plot potterred on, then had a few turnabouts at the end - yes, he did it, no she did, no he did, no actually she did it!!! Ending up with the

Fifth entry in this charming little series, and quite enjoyable. Here General Bottando of the Art Theft Department in Rome sets himself the task of unmasking Giotto, the elusive thief who may have stolen a score or more of Italys art treasures. He has received a letter from an elderly woman who claims to have aided in one of those thefts many years ago, and he dispatches his assistant Flavia de Stefano to the Palazzo Strega in Florence to interview said woman. Surprisingly, she gives up some

This is a generous three-star rating. Giotto's Hand is a quick and enjoyable read with some twists and turns and steady pacing. I liked that it doesn't have a pat ending, but I found the characters kind of flat; I couldn't picture them or hear their voices. I also found the buying/selling involving Forster and Winterton kind of confusing, although I suppose that was likely intentional. While I really liked Pears' An Instance of the Fingerpost, I wouldn't go out of my way to read other books in

One of my students loaned this to me, so I had to finish before class ends this week. I had read one of the earlier in the series, which didn't impel me to run out and read the rest. This was a fine diversion, but I had some issues with it. The plot was overly convoluted, I kept losing track of who was who among the villagers (George and Gordon? Couldn't one be Ed or Hank?), and I didn't buy the motivation of the villain. It struck me as ironic that Romans were complaining about British trains.