{"product_id":"the-borgia-portrait-hardcover","title":"The Borgia Portrait - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hewson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA noble family, a legendary painting, a cursed palazzo. The new Venetian mystery from master storyteller David Hewson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Arnold Clover is recruited by Lizzie Hawker to help her look into her family inheritance, he cannot begin to guess the journey he is about to embark on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLizzie's mother, an Italian countess, disappeared thirty years ago, presumed dead. Her father, a famous, some say infamous, music promoter, has just died and now the family home \u003ci\u003eCa' Scacchi\u003c\/i\u003e, a leaning palazzo in Dorsoduro, has fallen to her. When her mother vanished so too did a priceless painting, supposedly an erotic portrait of Lucrezia Borgia, which has captivated men for generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a body is discovered in a hidden crypt beneath the checkerboard courtyard of the palazzo, other secrets are unearthed with it. Lying with the body is a document, a story of an episode in Casanova's colourful life, and within it a set of clues that might lead to the location of the painting. But it quickly becomes apparent that Lizzie and Arnold are not the only ones interested in finding the painting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe search for the lost Lucrezia quickly becomes a race through the secret history of Venice, one with potentially deadly consequences.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hewson \u003c\/b\u003eis a former journalist with \u003ci\u003eThe Times, The Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eIndependent. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the author of more than thirty novels, including his Rome-based Nic Costa series which has been published in fifteen languages, his Amsterdam-based series featuring detective Pieter Vos, and the brand-new Venetian mystery series. He has also written three acclaimed adaptations of the Danish TV series, \u003ci\u003eThe Killing. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives near Canterbury in Kent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772688761120,"sku":"9781448306572","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5042fcfbbdd880d7773d6205540f5189.webp?v=1780411539","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-borgia-portrait-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}