{"product_id":"9781035041961","title":"Carnival of Lies","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Bishop, D. V. \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical mysteries\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 January 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Pan Books) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Cesare Aldo series' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 197 x 25 | 260g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Crime Writers’ Association Historical Dagger Winning Author‘Brilliant’ – Ian Rankin‘Full of dash and atmosphere’ – The TimesThe latest historical mystery from D. V. Bishop sees Cesare Aldo face his demons in Renaissance Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVenice. Winter, 1539.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fate of a dynasty rests on his shoulders – if he can make it out alive . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarnival of Lies is the fifth Cesare Aldo mystery by D. V. Bishop, preceded by A Divine Fury, City of Vengeance, The Darkest Sin and Ritual of Fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57681422614909,"sku":"9781035041961","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781035041961.jpg?v=1767880823","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.com\/products\/9781035041961","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}