Iain Pears was born in Coventry in 1955. Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he has worked as a journalist, an art historian and a television consultant. He is the author of seven highly praised detective novels, a book of art history and countless articles on artistic, financial and historical subjects, and An Instance of the Fingerpost.
Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction, Historical Mystery
Series
Jonathan Argyll
1. The Raphael Affair (1990)
2. The Titian Committee (1991)
3. The Bernini Bust (1992)
4. The Last Judgement (1993)
5. Giotto's Hand (1994)
6. Death and Restoration (1996)
7. The Immaculate Deception (2000)
1. The Raphael Affair (1990)
2. The Titian Committee (1991)
3. The Bernini Bust (1992)
4. The Last Judgement (1993)
5. Giotto's Hand (1994)
6. Death and Restoration (1996)
7. The Immaculate Deception (2000)
Novels
An Instance of the Fingerpost (1997)
The Dream of Scipio (2002)
The Portrait (2005)
Stone's Fall (2009)
Arcadia (2015)
The Dream of Scipio (2002)
The Portrait (2005)
Stone's Fall (2009)
Arcadia (2015)
Non fiction show
Award nominations
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Iain Pears recommends
Golden Hill (2016)
Francis Spufford
"Golden Hill is a meticulously crafted and brilliantly written novel that is both an affectionate homage to the 18th century novel and a taut and thoughtful tale."
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