The Crime Writers'Association Historical Dagger Winning AuthorCeremonial murder has returned to Florence. Only two men can end the destruction. Featuring Officer Cesare Aldo,Ritual of Fire is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop,set in Renaissance Italy.'Fast becoming a serious rival to C. J. Sansom and S. J. Parris'- Historical Novel SocietyFlorence. Summer,1538.A night patrol finds a wealthy merchant hanged and set ablaze in the city's main square. More than mere murder,this killing is intended to put the fear of God into Florence. Forty years earlier,puritanical monk Girolamo Savonarola was executed the same way. Does this new killing mean his fanatical disciples are reviving the monk's regime of holy terrorCesare Aldo is busy hunting thieves in the Tuscan countryside,leaving Constable Carlo Strocchi to investigate the killing. When another merchant is burned alive in public,the rich start fleeing to their country estates. But the Tuscan hills can also be dangerous.Growing religious fervour and a scorching heatwave drives the city ever closer to madness. Meanwhile,someone is stalking those powerful men who forged lifelong bonds in the dark days of Savonarola.Unless Aldo and Strocchi work together,all of Florence will be consumed by an inferno of death and destruction . . .'It's hard to think of a better guide than D. V. Bishop to the brutality and glamour of Renaissance Florence. Religion and lust Money and politics It's all here,combined into a murderous brew'- Andrew Taylor,bestselling author of The Royal SecretRitual of Fire is the third Cesare Aldo mystery,preceded by City of Vengeance and The Darkest Sin.
Publisher: Pan MacmillanISBN: 9781529096507Number of pages: 400Dimensions: 197 x 130 mm
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He is fast becoming a serious rival to C. J. Sansom and S. J. Parris with his page-turning novels. Highly recommendedIn Ritual of Fire,the third scintillating Cesare Aldo novel,D.V. Bishop once again immerses us in sixteenth-century Florence and the heady intrigues of Renaissance Italy. Aldo is a magnificent creationA blaze of a book,grabs you from the first flickerSweltering tension and an explosive ending. Great stuffPlace and time are pinned with stiletto precision,while pacing and plot grip all the way to the exciting denouement. Absolutely superbAldo is a fascinating and charismatic characterD. V. Bishop transports you to an utterly convincing sixteenth-century Florence,where the best and worst of human nature constantly circle each otherA first-class historical thriller...Bishop's spirited and richly detailed story is a tour de force
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