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Bishop D. V.
Bishop D. V. - Ritual Of Fire From The Crime Writers Association Historical Dagger Winning Author - Paperback
Bishop D. V. - Ritual Of Fire From The Crime Writers Association Historical Dagger Winning Author - Paperback
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Description: The Crime Writers Association Historical Dagger Winning Author Ceremonial murder has returned to Florence. Only two men can end the destruction. Featuring Officer Cesare Aldo Ritual of Fire is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop set in Renaissance Italy. Fast becoming a serious rival to C. J. Sansom and S. J. Parris Historical Novel Society Florence. Summer 1538. A night patrol finds a wealthy merchant hanged and set ablaze in the city's main square. More than mere murder this killing is intended to put the fear of God into Florence. Forty years earlier puritanical monk Girolamo Savonarola was executed the same way. Does this new killing mean his fanatical disciples are reviving the monk's regime of holy terror? Cesare Aldo is busy hunting thieves in the Tuscan countryside leaving Constable Carlo Strocchi to investigate the killing. When another merchant is burned alive in public the rich start fleeing to their country estates. But the Tuscan hills can also be dangerous. Growing religious fervour and a scorching heatwave drives the city ever closer to madness. Meanwhile someone is stalking those powerful men who forged lifelong bonds in the dark days of Savonarola. Unless Aldo and Strocchi work together all of Florence will be consumed by an inferno of death and destruction It's hard to think of a better guide than D. V. Bishop to the brutality and glamour of Renaissance Florence. Religion and lust? Money and politics? It's all here combined into a murderous brew - Andrew Taylor bestselling author of The Royal Secret Ritual of Fire is the third Cesare Aldo mystery preceded by City of Vengeance and The Darkest Sin.
Title: Ritual Of Fire From The Crime Writers Association Historical Dagger Winning Author
Author(s): Bishop D. V.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Barcode: 9781529096507
Pages: 432 Pages
Publication Date: 5/14/2024
Series: Cesare Aldo series
Category: Early Modern History: C 1450/1500 To C 1700
Description: The Crime Writers Association Historical Dagger Winning Author Ceremonial murder has returned to Florence. Only two men can end the destruction. Featuring Officer Cesare Aldo Ritual of Fire is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop set in Renaissance Italy. Fast becoming a serious rival to C. J. Sansom and S. J. Parris Historical Novel Society Florence. Summer 1538. A night patrol finds a wealthy merchant hanged and set ablaze in the city's main square. More than mere murder this killing is intended to put the fear of God into Florence. Forty years earlier puritanical monk Girolamo Savonarola was executed the same way. Does this new killing mean his fanatical disciples are reviving the monk's regime of holy terror? Cesare Aldo is busy hunting thieves in the Tuscan countryside leaving Constable Carlo Strocchi to investigate the killing. When another merchant is burned alive in public the rich start fleeing to their country estates. But the Tuscan hills can also be dangerous. Growing religious fervour and a scorching heatwave drives the city ever closer to madness. Meanwhile someone is stalking those powerful men who forged lifelong bonds in the dark days of Savonarola. Unless Aldo and Strocchi work together all of Florence will be consumed by an inferno of death and destruction It's hard to think of a better guide than D. V. Bishop to the brutality and glamour of Renaissance Florence. Religion and lust? Money and politics? It's all here combined into a murderous brew - Andrew Taylor bestselling author of The Royal Secret Ritual of Fire is the third Cesare Aldo mystery preceded by City of Vengeance and The Darkest Sin.
Title: Ritual Of Fire From The Crime Writers Association Historical Dagger Winning Author
Author(s): Bishop D. V.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Barcode: 9781529096507
Pages: 432 Pages
Publication Date: 5/14/2024
Series: Cesare Aldo series
Category: Early Modern History: C 1450/1500 To C 1700