A atmospheric locked-room historical thriller set against the backdrop of the Medici dynasty in 1530s Renaissance Florence and the sequel to City of Vengeance.
D. V. Bishop is an award-winning screenwriter and TV dramatist. His love for the city of Florence and the Renaissance period meant there could be only one setting for his crime fiction debut. City of Vengeance won the Pitch Perfect competition at Bloody Scotland 2018, and he was awarded a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship by the Scottish Book Trust while writing the novel. When not busy being programme leader for creative writing at Edinburgh Napier University, he plans his next research trip to Florence.
He is fast becoming a serious rival to C. J. Sansom and S. J.
Parris with his page-turning novels. Highly recommended
*Historical Novel Society*
Pretty much everything I want in an historical thriller - an
absolutely terrific read, in a series that’s clearly going from
strength to strength
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A real pleasure. A lavender-scented, sun-drenched convent hidden
among the backstreets of Florence is the absorbing setting for
Cesare Aldo's latest investigation. The conflicting ambitions and
ideals of its cast of interesting women make this an engrossing
mystery
**
D.V Bishop transports you to an utterly convincing 16th century
Florence, where the best and worst of human nature constantly
circle each other in this tense mystery
**
My first encounter with the investigator Cesare Aldo was immersive
and rewarding. The author's knowledge of 16th century Florence -
both ecclesiastic and civil - drew me effortlessly into his tale of
bloodshed and murder. Thoroughly recommended
*A. D. Swanston*
Bishop builds the suspense well, masterfully connecting the
disparate strands of the story . . . Given the quality of the first
two novels about Cesare Aldo, this series could become essential
reading for fans of the historical novel
*Crime Fiction Lover*
Impressive
*Literary Review*
History, mystery and the eternal mystique of Renaissance Florence
in perfect harmony!
*Lancashire Evening Post*
Praise for City of Vengeance: An impressive and immersive debut set
in a beautifully realized sixteenth-century Florence. Investigator
Cesare Aldo is a fascinating and charismatic protagonist. Highly
recommended
*Antonia Hodgson*
Praise for City of Vengeance: Richly atmospheric . . . transports
you to another time and place
*Ambrose Parry, author of The Way of All Flesh,*
Praise for City of Vengeance: A first-class historical thriller
with echoes of The Name of the Rose. Bishop’s spirited and richly
detailed story, layered with issues of humanity that still bedevil
society today, is a tour de force
*David Baldacci*
A beautifully realized Renaissance Florence, the return of the
whip-smart protagonist Cesare Aldo, and a brutal murder behind
convent walls — delicious!
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A bloody crime in a convent full of nuns is a splendid concept in
itself but add the sights and smells of medieval Florence, a series
of flawed and often sinister male characters and a some cracking
twists in the narrative and you have a gripping tale
*Joanna Hickson*
Intriguing and compelling, The Darkest Sin is a vivid and
mesmerizing portrayal of 16th century Florence. I loved it
*Sue Lawrence*
So fluid and fluent, the pages almost turn themselves . . . Aldo is
a great creation: resourceful, driven and forced to hide who he
really is, but nevertheless is compelled to find justice for those
who deserve it
*James Oswald, bestselling author of the Inspector McLean series,
on City of Vengeance*
A cleverly plotted and atmospheric whodunnit in Renaissance
Florence
*Choice Magazine*
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