D. V. Bishop

D. V. Bishop writes acclaimed historical thrillers set in Renaissance Italy. CITY OF VENGEANCE (2021) won the New Zealand Booklovers Award for best novel, and THE DARKEST SIN (2022) was awarded the Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger. RITUAL OF FIRE (2023) won the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel, and A DIVINE FURY (2024) was shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize, the CWA Historical Dagger and the CWA Gold Dagger. CARNIVAL OF LIES (2025) was longlisted for the 2026 CWA Gold Dagger. SHADOW OF MADNESS was published in July 2026, and a new historical thriller - THE TRUE CONFESSION OF CONTESSA COLTELLO - is coming in June 2027... Visit his website at dvbishop DOT com