| Title | : | Scherzo |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Jim Williams |
| Release | : | 2014-01-01 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Historical Fiction, Books, Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical Mysteries |
| Size | : | 1104102 |
| MEET two unusual detectives. Ludovico - a young man who has had his testicles cut off for the sake of opera. And Monsieur Arouet - a fraudster, or just possibly the philosopher Voltaire. VISIT the setting. Carnival time in mid-18th century Venice, a city of winter mists, and the season of masquerade and decadence. ENCOUNTER a Venetian underworld of pimps, harlots, gamblers, forgers and charlatans. BEWARE of a mysterious coterie of aristocrats, Jesuits, Freemasons and magicians. DISCOVER a murder: that of the nobleman, Sgr Alessandro Molin, found swinging from a bridge with his innards hanging out and a message in code from his killer. Scherzo is a murder mystery of sparkling vivacity and an historical novel of stunning originality told with a wit and style highly praised by critics and nominated for the Booker Prize. |
