Jane M. reviewed on 9/7/2013 + 65 more book reviews

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The third installment in the Jonathan Argyll/Flavia di Stefano art investigations is my favorite to date. It takes place in Los Angeles and author Pears' observations about that city add the most humorous bits to the story. The art caper, involving a marble bust of Pope Pius V that may or may not be fake, is clever and made more interesting with details of the mess the Italian art world was in following WWII. The Bernini mystery is complicated by the murder of a filthy rich and most unpleasant American who could have been killed by any one of the assembled international cast of characters. If you enjoy art history and detective yarns, add this to the top of your to-be-read pile.

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