{"product_id":"the-raphael-affair-paperback","title":"The Raphael Affair - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIain Pears\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deliciously literate\" (\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e) and filled with \"articulate characters and erudite art commentary\" (\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e), this acclaimed series of novels by \u003cb\u003eIain Pears\u003c\/b\u003e combines art and history, literature and mystery fiction, with the same passion for detail he displayed in his \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e bestseller \u003cb\u003eAn Instance of the Fingerpost\u003c\/b\u003e. In \u003cb\u003eThe Raphael Affair\u003c\/b\u003e, the first book in the series, we are introduced to Jonathan Argyll, an enthusiastic young art scholar from England who has followed his suspicions about a long-lost Raphael painting to a small church in Rome. Not only is the painting in question gone from the site, it has been swiftly purchased, restored, auctioned, and installed in Rome's National Museum. But when the recovered Raphael is just as swiftly destroyed in a fire, Argyll begins to suspect its authenticity...and the innocence of every person in its path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.23 x 5.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44513310015590,"sku":"9780425178928","price":31.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NlFWRFc5WDFianJyQ2R6M2VSTUd0dz09.webp?v=1770702870","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-raphael-affair-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}