The Phoenix of Florence: The dark underbelly of Renaissance Italy: Mystery and murder in medieval Italy - Hardcover

Philip Kazan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0749022132 ISBN 13: 9780749022136

Publisher: Allison and Busby, 2019

Synopsis

16th century Italy, deep in the Tuscan countryside a long-held feud between two aristocratic families ends in tragedy leaving only one young girl alive. Having barely escaped with her life, she vows to survive at all costs...

Years later, amidst the winding streets and majestic facades of Florence, two murders are not all they seem. As Onorio Celavini, commander of the Medici police force, investigates he is horrified to find a personal connection to the crimes, and a conspiracy lurking beyond. The secrets of his past threaten to spill out and Celavini is forced to revisit the traumatic memories hidden deep within him to lay the ghosts of history to rest.

Poignant, brutal and compelling, The Phoenix of Florence is a richly told and cleverly crafted tale of a struggle for identity and a battle for justice in an Italy besieged by war.

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Review:

"Kazan has written a gripping depiction of life in 15th-century Tuscany. With a protagonist whose transformation over the course of the book is compelling and a mystery that keeps the pages flying and hearts racing, this novel is recommended for fans of Sarah Dunant."--Library Journal

About the Author:

PHILIP KAZAN was born in London and grew-up on Dartmoor. He is the author of two previous novels set in fifteenth-century Florence and the Petroc series following a thirteenth-century adventurer. After living in New York and Vermont, Philip is back on the edge of Dartmoor with his wife and three children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allison and Busby
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0749022132
• ISBN 13: 9780749022136
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 350