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All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. In his most dazzling and brilliant novel since an instance of the fingerpost, iain pears tells the story of john stone, financier and armaments manufacturer, a man so wealthy that in the years before world war one he was able to manipulate markets, industries and indeed whole countries and continents. The immaculate deception by iain pears waterstones. He was educated at warwick school, warwick, wadham college and wolfson college, oxford. Immaculate deception, the by iain pears author autographed hardcover book first edition, first printing, mint, newunread in a flawless dust jacket in archival acetate cover, signed by the author.
The immaculate deception features art historian jonathan argyll and his wife, acting head of the polices art theft department in rome, flavia di stefano both familiar to readers of pears previous books in this argyllseries. Though pearss epigrams are not in the same league with oscar wildes, his grasp of melodrama, honed on his seven mysteries starring romes arttheft squad the immaculate deception, 2000, etc. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Desperate to avoid public embarrassment and to avoid paying a. Buy the immaculate deception by iain pears from waterstones today. The series lasted seven novels, concluding in 2000 with the novel the immaculate deception. So flavia di stefano, acting head of romes arttheft. Ive read up to now four of the six art thrillers by iain pears and this is the deepest and the most meaningful. The immaculate deception kindle edition by iain pears author 4.
Iain pears at the 2015 edinburgh international book festival. He was educated at warwick school, an allboys public school in warwick. Read the immaculate deception by iain pears available from rakuten kobo. Iain george pears born 8 august 1955 is an english art historian, novelist and journalist. Kindle store buy a kindle free kindle reading apps kindle books french ebooks kindle unlimited. He is the author of many books, including the bestsellin. Below is a list of iain pears jonathan argyll books in order of when they were first released. The author has sucked all life and air out of what has the potential of. The immaculate deception jonathan argyll, book 7 by iain pears book cover, description, publication history. Aug 02, 2010 in his most dazzling and brilliant novel since an instance of the fingerpost, iain pears tells the story of john stone, financier and armaments manufacturer, a man so wealthy that in the years before world war one he was able to manipulate markets, industries and indeed whole countries and continents. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He is the author of numerous works, including seven detective novels in the jonathan argyll series, a book of art history, and the new york times bestselling. The immaculate deception e book iain pears storytel. Buy a cheap copy of the immaculate deception book by iain pears.
The novel is introduced by a murder the happened in 17th century. Before writing, he worked as a reporter for the bbc, channel 4 uk and zdf germany and correspondent for reuters from 1982 to 1990 in italy, france, uk and us. From internationally bestselling author iain pears comes the seventh. The immaculate deception is one of seven books pears has written that center around his detective flavia di stefano and her longtime fiance, now husband, art history professor. The immaculate deception by iain pears signed first edition. From internationally bestselling author iain pears comes the seventh in his jonathan argyll series an intriguing mystery of love, loss, and artistic, isbn 9780743272414 buy the the immaculate deception ebook.
Under italian law, you can be jailed for two years for paying a ransom for a loved one whos kidnapped. From internationally bestselling author iain pears comes the seventh in his jonathan argyll series an intriguing myst. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the immaculate deception. Download audiobooks directly onto your computer, smartphone or tablet from rnib. The immaculate deception by iain pears is dull, bloodless, convoluted, and a waste of reading time.
Iain pears series of books featuring jonathan argyll, flavia, and taddeo bottando are simply wonderful from start to finish. Iain pears schreibstil wird gern hoch gelobt, mir sagt er nur. Pears and his wife currently lives in oxford, united kingdom. From internationally bestselling author iain pears comes the seventh in his jonathan argyll series.
From bestselling author iain pears comes an ingenious new mystery the seventh in his jonathan argyll series. Clever and witty art historymystery featuring jonathon argyll, scholar and sleuth, from the bestselling author of an instance of the fingerpost. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. An instance of the fingerpost is a novel by iain pears which is mainly dwells in historical mystery. For newlywed and italian art theft squad head flavia di stefano, the honeymoon is over when a painting, borrowed from the louvre and en route to a celebratory exhibition, is stolen. The immaculate deception by iain pears overdrive rakuten.
The immaculate deception is the seventh novel featuring flavia di stefano and jonathan argyll and perhaps, given its conclusion, the last. Nov 27, 2001 from bestselling author iain pears comes an ingenious new mystery the seventh in his jonathan argyll series. The immaculate deception isbn 9780743272414 pdf epub. The immaculate deception iain pears read online free books. The immaculate deception kindle edition by pears, iain. Kindle store buy a kindle free kindle reading apps kindle books french ebooks.
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