The Last Judgement (1993)

Another intriguing art history mystery, this one rapidly going back to the French resistance, and war crimes. ( )

#4 Jonathan Argyll “art history” mystery in which ghosts of the past float up to haunt Flavia and Jonathan as they try to figure out how a painting that Jonathan bought figures into two murders and a multitude of other curious incidents. Enjoyable read as always, as our two intrepid heroes jaunt across Europe chasing answers about an obscure and unimportant painting, The Death of Socrates, and the people who owned it in the past. Tied in with Nazi war criminals, Resistance members, and people who aren’t what they seem, the painting is causing Jonathan more trouble than he ever dreamed possible. ( )

Jolly romp with some great one-liners. It was all sounding very familiar as the story unfolded, though I couldn't have told you what was due to happen next, but it was only when I got to the end that I realised the reason for this was that I'd read it before. ( )

an art history mystery ( )