{"product_id":"giottos-hand-9780425188545","title":"Giotto's Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Iain Pears\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeneral Bottando of Rome's Art Theft Squad believes that a lone criminal mastermind--dubbed \"Giotto\"--has been stealing priceless Renaissance art for over thirty years. But his theory--prompted by a letter from an embittered, dying old woman--is scorned by archrival Corrado Argan, a bureaucrat more interested in politics than policing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBottando's right hand, the beautiful Flavia di Stefano, quickly locates a possible culprit--but he's in England. Since the conniving Argan considers even a trip across town an unnecessary expense for Bottando's squad, Flavia must rely on her fiancé, Jonathan Argyll. In England on business, he finds the suspect suspiciously dead. That's a pity--especially for Jonathan. Were he not on the scene--raving about art thefts and coincidences--the police may have ruled that the deceased had a few too many and tripped on a loose stair. Now, Jonathan's passport has been lifted until Her Majesty's magistrate is satisfied that he has told all he knows... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408885735575,"sku":"9780425188545","price":1913.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780425188545.webp?v=1767310732","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/giottos-hand-9780425188545","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}