{"product_id":"9781529096491-ritual-of-fire","title":"Ritual of Fire","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author\u003cbr\u003eSet during a scorching Italian summer in which a series of ritual killings are shocking the city, \u003ci\u003eRitual of Fire \u003c\/i\u003eis a historical crime novel set in 1530s Renaissance Florence and is the sequel to \u003ci\u003eCity of Vengeance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Darkest Sin\u003c\/i\u003e by D. V. Bishop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2024 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's hard to think of a better guide than D. V. Bishop to the brutality and glamour of Renaissance Florence' - Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Royal Secret\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fast becoming a serious rival to C. J. Sansom and S. J. Parris' – Historical Novel Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlorence. Summer, 1538.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA night patrol finds a wealthy merchant hanged and set ablaze in the city’s main square. More than mere murder, this killing is intended to put the fear of God into Florence. Forty years earlier, puritanical monk Girolamo Savonarola was executed the same way. Does this new killing mean his fanatical disciples are reviving the monk’s regime of holy terror?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCesare Aldo is busy hunting thieves in the Tuscan countryside, leaving Constable Carlo Strocchi to investigate the killing. When another merchant is burned alive in public, the rich start fleeing to their country estates. But the Tuscan hills can also be dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing religious fervour and a scorching heatwave drives the city ever closer to madness. Meanwhile, someone is stalking those powerful men who forged lifelong bonds in the dark days of Savonarola.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnless Aldo and Strocchi work together, all of Florence will be consumed by an inferno of death and destruction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCeremonial murder has returned to Florence. Only two men can end the destruction. Featuring Officer Cesare Aldo, \u003ci\u003eRitual of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Italy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRitual of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is the third Cesare Aldo mystery, preceded by \u003ci\u003eCity of Vengeance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Darkest Sin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40886107832417,"sku":"9781529096491","price":15.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28641596.jpg?v=1753427608","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529096491-ritual-of-fire","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}