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Iain Pears

Iain Pears is an English author known for his historical and contemporary mystery novels, including the Jonathan Argyll series. In addition to his writing, he is an art historian and journalist. Pears studied at Warwick School, Wadham College, and Wolfson College. His reporting career includes work with the BBC, Channel 4, and ZDF in Germany, as well as serving as a correspondent for Reuters. He has been recognized as a Getty Fellow in the Arts and Humanities at Yale University. Pears resides in Oxford, England, with his family. His first book, The Discovery of Painting, was published in 1988, followed by his debut novel, The Raphael Affair, in 1990. Below is a list of Iain Pears' books in the order of their original release.

Iain Pears became a published novelist in 1988 with the novel The Discovery of Painting: The Growth of Interest in the Arts in England, 1680-1768. Below is a list of Iain Pears's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Jonathan Argyll Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Raphael Affair (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Titian Committee (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bernini Bust (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Last Judgement (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Giotto's Hand (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death and Restoration (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Immaculate Deception (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
An Instance of the Fingerpost (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dream of Scipio (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Portrait (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stone's Fall (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Arcadia (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Parallel Lives (2025) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Discovery of Painting: The Growth of Interest in the Arts in England, 1680-1768 (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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