Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci team up to expose a serial killer when Pope Alexander dispatches a Vatican courtesan to discern the truth about his beloved illegitimate son's murder, an investigation that reveals the secret history behind the controversial political work, The Prince. (mystery & detective).
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Review:
"A highly intelligent historical thriller" (The Sunday Times)
"Ennis' gripping historical thriller conjures up the unpredictable, dangerous world of Renaissance Italy with great panache." (BBC History Magazine)
"Vivid, well defined, THE MALICE OF FORTUNE captures the glorious and gritty details of Renaissance Italy in a propulsive story." (Mathew Pearl, author of THE DANTE CLUB)
"Fascinating, engrossing and wickedly clever. THE MALICE OF FORTUNE captured my attention up front and kept me turning the pages to the very end." (Douglas Preston)
"THE MALICE OF FORTUNE dishes out a simmering stew, thick with chicanery, bloodshed, dastardly deeds, code-breaking and puzzle-solving." (Katherine Neville, author of THE EIGHT)
Book Description:
Renaissance Italy: Niccolò Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci come together to unmask a terrifying serial killer. A gripping first novel, and the secret history behind Machiavell's inspiration of THE PRINCE.
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- PublisherThorndike Pr
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1410453456
- ISBN 13 9781410453457
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages647
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