City of Vengeance

City of Vengeance is an explosive debut novel by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Florence. It follows Cesare Aldo, a former soldier turned officer of the criminal court, as he investigates a murder and uncovers a plot to overthrow the ruler of Florence. With a rival officer determined to expose his secrets, Aldo must stop the conspiracy before it destroys him. The book is praised for its rich atmosphere and ability to transport readers to another time and place.

Format: Hardback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 04 February 2021
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger-winning author D. V. Bishop's City of Vengeance is an explosive debut novel in an historical thriller series set in Renaissance Florence.

An impressive and immersive debut set in a beautifully realized sixteenth-century Florence, Antonia Hodgson praises the book as "a first-class historical thriller." David Baldacci also commends Bishop's spirited and richly detailed story, describing it as a "tour-de-force."

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, the book transports readers to another time and place, Ambrose Parry praises it, stating, "Continue the historical series with The Darkest Sin."

Weight: 634g
Dimension: 163 x 241 x 41 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529038774