Cesare Aldo

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City of Vengeance Summary

The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author

City of Vengeance is an explosive debut novel in an historical thriller series by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Florence.

'An impressive and immersive debut set in a beautifully realized sixteenth-century Florence' – Antonia Hodgson

'A first-class historical thriller . . . Bishop’s spirited and richly detailed story is a tour-de-force' – David Baldacci

Florence. Winter, 1536. A prominent Jewish moneylender is murdered in his home, a death with wide implications in a city powered by immense wealth.

Cesare Aldo, a former soldier and now an officer of the Renaissance city’s most feared criminal court, is given four days to solve the murder: catch the killer before the feast of Epiphany – or suffer the consequences.

During his investigations Aldo uncovers a plot to overthrow the volatile ruler of Florence, Alessandro de’ Medici. If the Duke falls, it will endanger the whole city. But a rival officer of the court is determined to expose details about Aldo’s private life that could lead to his ruin. Can Aldo stop the conspiracy before anyone else dies, or will his own secrets destroy him first?

'Richly atmospheric . . . transports you to another time and place' – Ambrose Parry, author of The Way of All Flesh

Continue the historical series with The Darkest Sin.

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    • Ritual of Fire

    • From The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author
    • By: D. V. Bishop
    • Narrated by: Mark Meadows
    • Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 01-06-23
    • Language: English
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    • A Divine Fury

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    • By: D. V. Bishop
    • Narrated by: Mark Meadows
    • Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 20-06-24
    • Language: English
    • 17 ratings

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    • Carnival of Lies

    • The gripping historical thriller set in the time of the Medicis, from the award-winning author
    • By: D. V. Bishop
    • Narrated by: Mark Meadows
    • Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 26-06-25
    • Language: English
    • 21 ratings

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