{"product_id":"9781529038781-city-of-vengeance","title":"City of Vengeance","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn explosive historical thriller set against the backdrop of the Medici dynasty in 1530s Renaissance Florence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2021 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize and longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger 2021.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn impressive and immersive debut set in a beautifully realized sixteenth-century Florence' Antonia Hodgson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA first-class historical thriller . Bishop’s spirited and richly detailed story is a tour-de-force' David Baldacci\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichly atmospheric . transports you to another time and place' Ambrose Parry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Way of All Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity of Vengeance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is an explosive debut novel in an historical thriller series by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Florence, which continues with \u003ci\u003eThe Darkest Sin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlorence. Winter, 1536. A prominent Jewish moneylender is murdered in his home, a death with wide implications in a city powered by immense wealth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCesare 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563272454518,"sku":"9781529038781","price":14.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33978108.jpg?v=1753427520","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529038781-city-of-vengeance","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}