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Iain Pears Books in Order
Iain Pears is a renowned English author, art historian, and journalist. Educated at Warwick School and Oxford's Wadham and Wolfson Colleges, Pears began his career as a reporter for the BBC, Channel 4, and ZDF, as well as a correspondent for Reuters, covering Italy, France, the UK, and the US from 1982 to 1990. His accomplished tenure as a Getty Fellow in the Arts and Humanities at Yale University in 1987 further solidified his expertise. Pears' bestselling novel series features Jonathan Argyll, an art historian, but it is his critically acclaimed novel An Instance of the Fingerpost (1998) that catapulted him to international fame, translated into multiple languages. Pears resides in Oxford with his family, continuing to contribute to the literary world.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Iain Pears's book series? Iain Pears has written 3 book series. The most notable is the Jonathan Argyll series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Iain Pears
- #1
The Raphael Affair(1990) - #2The Titian Committee(1991)
- #3
The Bernini Bust(1992) - #4
The Last Judgement(1993) - #5
Giotto's Hand(1995) - #6Death and Restoration(1996)
- #7
The Immaculate Deception(2000)
- #1
The Discovery of Painting: The Growth of Interest in the Arts in England, 1680-1768(1988)
- #1An Instance of the Fingerpost(1997)
- #2The Dream of Scipio(2002)
- #3
The Portrait(2004) - #4Stone's Fall(2009)
- #5
Arcadia(2015) - #6
Parallel Lives(2025)
About Iain Pears
Iain Pears is a renowned English author, art historian, and journalist. Educated at Warwick School and Oxford's Wadham and Wolfson Colleges, Pears began his career as a reporter for the BBC, Channel 4, and ZDF, as well as a correspondent for Reuters, covering Italy, France, the UK, and the US from 1982 to 1990. His accomplished tenure as a Getty Fellow in the Arts and Humanities at Yale University in 1987 further solidified his expertise. Pears' bestselling novel series features Jonathan Argyll, an art historian, but it is his critically acclaimed novel An Instance of the Fingerpost (1998) that catapulted him to international fame, translated into multiple languages. Pears resides in Oxford with his family, continuing to contribute to the literary world.
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