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City of Vengeance
From the Winner of The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Award
Series: Cesare Aldo series
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City of Vengeance
An explosive historical thriller set against the backdrop of the Medici dynasty in 1530s Renaissance Florence.
An explosive historical thriller set against the backdrop of the Medici dynasty in 1530s Renaissance Florence.
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City of Vengeance was shortlisted for the 2021 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.
"An impressive and immersive debut set in a beautifully realized sixteenth-century Florence" - Antonia Hodgson
"A first-class historical thriller . . . Bishop's spirited and richly detailed story is a tour-de-force" - David Baldacci
"Richly atmospheric . . . transports you to another time and place" - Ambrose Parry, author of The Way of All Flesh
City of Vengeance is an explosive debut historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Florence.
Florence. Winter, 1536. A prominent Jewish moneylender is murdered in his home, a death with wide implications in a city powered by immense wealth.
Cesare Aldo, a former soldier and now an officer of the Renaissance city's most feared criminal court, is given four days to solve the murder: catch the killer before the feast of Epiphany - or suffer the consequences.
During his investigations, Aldo uncovers a plot to overthrow the volatile ruler of Florence, Alessandro de' Medici. If the Duke falls, it will endanger the whole city. But a rival officer of the court is determined to expose details about Aldo's private life that could lead to his ruin. Can Aldo stop the conspiracy before anyone else dies, or will his own secrets destroy him first?
Series: Cesare Aldo series
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City of Vengeance by D. V. Bishop is an exciting debut that richly transports readers to sixteenth-century Florence. It introduces investigator Cesare Aldo as a captivating and resourceful protagonist amidst a tapestry of political intrigue, corruption, and vibrant historical detail. Critics praise Bishop's command of historical setting and Aldo's compelling character, promising an enthralling read with a mix of mystery and authenticity.
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ISBN: 9781529038774
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 04 February 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 637g
Pages: 416
About the Author
D. V. Bishop is an award-winning screenwriter and TV dramatist. His love for the city of Florence and the Renaissance period meant there could be only one setting for his crime fiction debut. City of Vengeance won the Pitch Perfect competition at Bloody Scotland 2018, and he was awarded a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship by the Scottish Book Trust while writing the novel. When not busy being programme leader for creative writing at Edinburgh Napier University, he plans his next research trip to Florence.
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