{"product_id":"death-and-restoration-9780425190425","title":"Death and Restoration","description":"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 fiancé, 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIain Pears was born in 1955. Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he has worked as a journalist, an art historian, and a television consultant in England, France, Italy, and the United States. He is the author of seven highly praised detective novels, a book of art history, and countless articles on artistic, financial, and historical subjects, as well as the international bestseller \u003cb\u003eAn Instance of the Fingerpost\u003c\/b\u003e He lives in Oxford, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514153472274,"sku":"9780425190425","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3e03bac5-f429-4e56-91f1-8ff667af2106.jpg?v=1730974059","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-and-restoration-9780425190425","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}