Bookworm with Attitude: Best books Ive read January 2002
Bookworm with Attitude: the best books I read in January 2002. From Iain Pears’ gripping art-world mystery *The Last Judgement* to Paul Theroux’s classic travelogue *The Old Patagonian Express*, discover a curated 2002 reading list packed with smart fiction and history for book lovers with strong opinions.
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The Old Patagonian Express
by Paul Theroux
An account of Theroux's trip by train from Boston to Bogota, Columbia.
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The Last Judgement
by Iain Pears
When a tacky painting in his possession is linked to a series of murders, art dealer Jonathan Argyll must investigate the dark secrets in the painting's past--before someone with truly horrible taste decides to put him out of the picture for good. "Pears knows what he's talking about and tells a rollicking good yarn."--"Boston Globe."