by IainM.Pears (Author)
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..."
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: Reissue
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Published: Aug 2003
ISBN 10: 0425190420
ISBN 13: 9780425190425
Pears again achieves a delicate, sure balance with a book simultaneously witty and instructive. - Publishers Weekly