Books like Giotto's hand by Iain Pears

Eve Dallas races against time to protect a 9‑year‑old witness after a brutal family massacre in 2059 New York City.

A scholarly investigation into parchments found in a small French church, proposing new insights into the Holy Grail myth while connecting the mystery to the Knights Templar, Rennes‑le‑Château and secret societies.

Former Florida police chief turned CIA operative Holly Barker joins a special task force to hunt serial killer Teddy Fay, who stalks political targets. When she confronts him, a frantic chase through Manhattan ensues.

New York police sergeant Kathleen Mallory returns to her Louisiana hometown to investigate her mother’s stoned murder and uncover secrets that have haunted the town for seventeen years.

A decaying palazzo on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, and in the basement, cobwebbed and dusty, an archive unknown to scholars. Here, a young graduate student from Rome makes a discovery that inspires a search for a painting lost for almost two centuries. The artist was Caravaggio, a revolutionary painter beset by personal demons. Four hundred years ago, he drank and brawled in the taverns and streets of Rome, in and out of jail, all the while painting transcendent works. He rose from obscurity to fame and wealth, but success didn't alter his violent temperament. He died young, alone, and under strange circumstances. Caravaggio scholars estimate that between sixty and eighty of his works are in existence today. Many others--no one knows the precise number--have been lost to time. Somewhere, surely, a masterpiece lies forgotten. This quest is a synthesis of history and detective story.--From publisher description

Jonathan Argyll, a once-inept art dealer, sells a priceless Titian in Los Angeles only to uncover a Bernini bust smuggling ring and a museum owner’s murder, thrusting him into a high‑stakes investigation.

First‑year LAPD rookie Cynthia Decker faces a terrifying stalker while juggling a car‑jacking investigation, all while keeping her growing danger hidden from her father Peter and stepmother Rina.