{"product_id":"carnival-of-lies-9781035041961","title":"Carnival of Lies","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): D. V. Bishop\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pan Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pan Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - International Mystery \u0026amp; Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant' - Ian Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of dash and atmosphere' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe latest historical mystery from D. V. Bishop sees Cesare Aldo face his demons in Renaissance Italy . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVenice. Winter, 1539. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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 which follows leads to bodies, bloodshed - and something far more dangerous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose behind the plot obtain a journal of the duke's containing explosive secrets that - in the wrong hands - could destroy all of Florence. Aldo must hunt down those responsible and reclaim the journal, or face banishment from the city and everyone he loves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe trail leads him towards the one place Aldo has sworn to never return, a city of masks and lies where he has no allies and far too many enemies: Venice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fate of a dynasty rests on his shoulders - if he can make it out alive . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarnival of Lies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the fifth Cesare Aldo mystery by D. V. Bishop, preceded by\u003ci\u003e A Divine Fury\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e City of Vengeance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Darkest Sin\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Ritual of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliantly entertaining historical thriller that twists and turns like the very calli and canali of Venice itself' - Philip Gwynne Jones, author of the Nathan Sutherland Venice mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Pan Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47564894896279,"sku":"9781035041961","price":882.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781035041961.webp?v=1774695341","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/carnival-of-lies-9781035041961","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}