Synopsis
The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author
'Full of dash and atmosphere' – The Times
Venice. Winter, 1539.
When Cesare Aldo learns of a conspiracy to assassinate Duke Cosimo de’ Medici, he is hired to protect the ruler of Florence – with his life, if necessary. The deadly attack that follows leads to bodies, bloodshed . . . and something far more...
Details
26 June 2025384 pages
9781035041947Imprint: Macmillan
Reviews
I have very much enjoyed this series to date, and this one takes Aldo out of his beloved Florence and dumps him in Venice during Carnivale.James Oswald, author of For Our Sins
A brilliantly entertaining historical thriller that twists and turns like the very calli and canali of Venice itself - I had no idea where it was going! A very, very clever ending and a hell of a cliffhanger!Philip Gwynne Jones, author of the Nathan Sutherland Venice mysteries
Carnival of Lies is an absolute scorcher. A swashbuckling masterpiece, laced with intrigue, treachery and unexpected tendernessOrlando Murrin, author of Knife Skills For Beginners and Murder Below Deck
A brilliant seriesAnna Mazzola, author of The Book of Secrets
