The Titian Committee
by PEARS, Iain
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0575050330
- ISBN 13
- 9780575050334
- Seller
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London: Victor Gollancz, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 189 p. 21 cm. Black cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Signed by author on title page.
The author combines pleasant characters with erudite art commentary in this mystery set in Venice, Italy. When Louise Masterson, a member of the famous Titian Committee, is found stabbed to death in a Venetian public garden, General Bottando of Rome's Art Theft Squad sends Flavia di Stefano to the Floating City to assist the local police. The locals think Masterson was killed by a mugger but Flavia has her own ideas ...
The author combines pleasant characters with erudite art commentary in this mystery set in Venice, Italy. When Louise Masterson, a member of the famous Titian Committee, is found stabbed to death in a Venetian public garden, General Bottando of Rome's Art Theft Squad sends Flavia di Stefano to the Floating City to assist the local police. The locals think Masterson was killed by a mugger but Flavia has her own ideas ...
Synopsis
Iain Pears combines "articulate characters and erudite art commentary" ( The New York Times Book Review ) in this sophisticated, suspenseful series featuring art historian Jonathan Argyll and the delightfully clever Flavia di Stefano. In The Titian Committee , the two embark on a daring investigation after a member of a famous research committee is found dead in a Venetian public garden.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130082
- Title
- The Titian Committee
- Author
- PEARS, Iain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0575050330
- ISBN 13
- 9780575050334
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Crime, Murder, Detective
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime and mystery;
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