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Book Reviews of The Titian Committee (Jonathan Argyll, Bk 2)

The Titian Committee (Jonathan Argyll, Bk 2)
The Titian Committee - Jonathan Argyll, Bk 2
Author: Iain Pears
ISBN-13: 9780425168950
ISBN-10: 0425168956
Publication Date: 5/1/1999
Pages: 240
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 38 ratings
Publisher: Berkley
Book Type: Paperback
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althea avatar reviewed The Titian Committee (Jonathan Argyll, Bk 2) on + 774 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
In The Titian Committee, the junior, female member of a group of art historians is found murdered in a Venice botanical garden. Local police suspect that its a mugging gone wrong but when Flavia makes an appearance on the scene, she suspects a more malicious intent. Soon, interviews with the surviving members of the committee reveal a web of personal rivalries, dislikes, and unethical doings. And when the surviving members become not-all-still-surviving, it becomes clear that at least one murderer is at work. Jonathan Argyll, coincidentally, travels to Venice to pick up a group of unimportant paintings from an elderly Marchesa and discovers that some unguessed connections between these minor works and the great Titian may exist and may have gotten someone killed.
reviewed The Titian Committee (Jonathan Argyll, Bk 2) on + 37 more book reviews
This whole series is witty, intelligent and entertaining. I love the satire on the politics of art and policing. Both Flavia and Jonathan are memorable heroes and Bottando, Flavia´s chief, is absolutely magnificent.
reviewed The Titian Committee (Jonathan Argyll, Bk 2) on + 67 more book reviews
See review for this series under "The Immaculate Deception" by the same author.
mamatraub avatar reviewed The Titian Committee (Jonathan Argyll, Bk 2) on + 151 more book reviews
My sister who is a huge art fan enjoyed this book. Saving the lives of members of the Titian Research Committee.