City of Woe - An utterly compelling medieval mystery

Enemies at every turn in this medieval mystery thriller perfect for fans of D. V. Bishop and S. J. Parris. Florence, 1342. A city on the brink of chaos.
Restored to favour at court, King's Messenger Simon Merrivale accompanies an English delegation to Florence, the powerful centre of European finance, to negotiate a loan to offset King Edward III's chronic debt. A top secret plot, one to decide the fate of European control.
But the delegation has another purpose: to set up an Englishman, Henry Stapledon, Bishop of Dorchester, as an anti-pope in Rome. If they can succeed, they will undermine the papacy and strike a hammer blow to French support across Europe. But one devastating betrayal will shatter their hopes.
When disaster strikes, Merrivale finds himself alone, isolated and with a dozen different factions out for his blood. With no way to go but forward, he must plunge back into the seething torrent of Florence's cutthroat streets, and dangers greater than any he has ever faced before, if he is to survive.

Info autore

A.J. Mackenzie is the pseudonym of Marilyn Livingstone and Morgen Witzel, an Anglo-Canadian husband-and-wife team of writers and historians. They write non-fiction history and management books under their own names, but 'become' A.J. MacKenzie when writing fiction. Morgen has an MA in renaissance diplomacy from the University of Victoria, but since the late 1990s has concentrated on writing books on leadership and management. Several of his books have been international best-sellers. Marilyn has a PhD in medieval economic history from the Queen's University, Belfast. She is a musician who writes music and also plays in a silver band and sings in an a capella trio. They have written two books of medieval history together, and also several novels, including the Hardcastle & Chaytor mysteries set on Romney Marsh during the French Revolution.
Marilyn Livingstone was diagnosed with cancer in 2022 and passed away in September 2023.

Riassunto

King's Messenger Simon Merrivale accompanies an English delegation to Florence. When disaster strikes, he finds himself alone and far from home with a dozen different factions out for his blood.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: A. J. MacKenzie, A.J. MacKenzie
• Editore: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.07.2024
• EAN: 9781804366899
• ISBN: 978-1-80436-689-9
• Pagine: 384
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 11 mm
• Serie: Simon Merrivale Mysteries
• Categorie: Narrativa > Gialli; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Historical mysteries, Historical fiction, Historical adventure, Espionage & spy thriller, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, FICTION / Historical / Medieval, War & combat fiction, Economic history, Political / legal thriller, Historical adventure fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Espionage and spy thriller, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, European history: medieval period, middle ages, International trade and commerce