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
9781035041978Imprint: Macmillan
Reviews
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
Bishop brings the Machiavellian machinations of Renaissance Florence and Venice magnificently to life, as Aldo encounters ruthless politicians, a deadly femme fatale and an old flame. You can feel the damp of the canals rising from the prose.Douglas Skelton, author of the Company of Rogues series
