{"product_id":"carnival-of-lies-9781035041961","title":"Carnival of Lies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger, 2026\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pan Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035041961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"D. V. Bishop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679590707381,"sku":"9781035041961","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/carnival-of-lies-9781035041961","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}