The Lion and the Rose - Softcover

Bruni, Riccardo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1503948323 ISBN 13: 9781503948327

Publisher: Amazon Crossing, 2015

Synopsis

In sixteenth-century Venice three bodies surface in the dark waters of the Canal Grande. Entrenched in a terrible war with the Turks and caught in a political struggle between power-hungry Pope Alexander VI and the newly elected Doge Loredan, the people of Venice fear that a demon has come to exact divine punishment for their sins.

Doge Loredan is determined to find the real culprit before the Pope can turn the people against him. To do so, he hires unorthodox German monk Mathias to investigate the murders. Soon Lorenzo Scarpa, a young printer and nephew to one of the victims, joins in the search. The mystery leads them into Venice’s underground printing industry, where they learn of a dangerous book hidden somewhere in the city, a book whose secrets could determine the destiny of the Republic―a book that others are more than willing to kill for.

About this title

About the Author

Riccardo Bruni is an Italian journalist, writing for newspapers, magazines, webzines, and blogs. He’s authored the novels La lunga notte dell’Iguana, Nessun dolore, and Zona d’ombra.

For more information, please visit www.riccardobruni.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amazon Crossing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1503948323
• ISBN 13: 9781503948327
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 361