{"product_id":"9781398716117-the-venetian-heretic","title":"The Venetian Heretic","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'The Master of Historical Fiction' Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003eA brand new historical murder mystery series set in 1600s Venice, filled with action, intrigue and romance, from the master of historical fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn a city of masks, no one is what they seem .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Englishman Richard Hughes has survived a stint as a galley slave and is now a free man in Venice, where he enjoys a modest life as a fencing master.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  He believes he has long-since left behind the ideals that landed him in slavery.until he stumbles across an attempted murder close to home. As he hunts for the red-masked assassin who is picking off the city's Libertini, Richard and his new rescued friend 'Philip' are drawn into a conspiracy that stretches from Venice to the Vatican and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the Venice of waterfront palaces, romance, Carnivale and gondolas - but also of sharp swords, lawless criminals and ruthless assassins; based on real events and richly brought to life by the master of historical fiction, Christian Cameron.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Cameron is a true master of the genre . skilful, humorous and finely wrought' - Ben Kane, bestselling author of The Eagles of Rome series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Agile and rapier-sharp' - Chris Lloyd, award-winning author of the Occupation series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A masterclass in historical adventure' - Miranda Malins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rebel Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS LOVE \u003ci\u003eTHE VENETIAN HERETIC:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An excellent story, quite different than the  usual military stuff for which the author is deservedly renowned so  quite refreshing in many ways' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book was fantastic . Cameron is very quickly becoming a favourite author of mine' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Cameron's Venice has a sense of place, of history, and feels at once grand and intimately human' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely brilliant novel, made deep and real  by a massive amount of research, but Cameron's ability to create  plausible and interesting characters shines through' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It is a masterful blend of historical fiction  and mystery, further cementing Christian Cameron as one of the very best  in the genre' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55696926703990,"sku":"9781398716117","price":9.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34669776.jpg?v=1749081902","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398716117-the-venetian-heretic","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}