The Crime Writers’ Association Historical Dagger Winning Author

‘Brilliant’ – Ian Rankin

‘Full of dash and atmosphere’ – The Times

The latest historical mystery from D. V. Bishop features Cesare Aldo confronting his inner demons in Renaissance Italy.

Venice. Winter, 1539. When Cesare Aldo uncovers 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 results in bodies, bloodshed... and something far more dangerous.

Those behind the plot obtain a journal of the duke containing explosive secrets that – if in the wrong hands – could destroy all of Florence. Aldo must track down those responsible and recover the journal, or face banishment from the city and everyone he loves.

The trail leads him to the one place Aldo has sworn never to return, a city of masks and lies where he has no allies and too many enemies: Venice. The fate of a dynasty depends on him – if he can make it out alive…

Carnival of Lies is the fifth Cesare Aldo mystery by D. V. Bishop, following A Divine Fury, City of Vengeance, The Darkest Sin, and Ritual of Fire.

‘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

Pages: 384, Year of Publication: 0414, Dimensions: 13x13cm