Carnival of Lies
26 June 2025Imprint: Macmillan
Synopsis
The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author
Venice. Winter, 1539.
When Cesare Aldo learns of a conspiracy to assassinate Duke Cosimo de’ Medici, he is hired to protect the ruler of Florence. With his life if necessary. The deadly attack which follows leads to bodies, bloodshed – and something far more dangerous.
Those behind the plot obtain a journal of the duke’s...
Details
26 June 2025400 pages
9781035041947Imprint: Macmillan
Reviews
I have very much enjoyed this series to date, and this one takes Aldo out of his beloved Florence and dumps him in Venice during Carnivale.James Oswald, author of For Our Sins
A brilliantly entertaining historical thriller that twists and turns like the very calli and canali of Venice itself - I had no idea where it was going! A very, very clever ending and a hell of a cliffhanger!Philip Gwynne Jones, author of the Nathan Sutherland Venice mysteries
A brilliant seriesAnna Mazzola
Aldo is a magnificent creationVaseem Khan
