Carnival of Lies

I have very much enjoyed this series to date, and this one takes Aldo out of his beloved Florence and dumps him in Venice during Carnivale. – James Oswald, author of For Our SinsA brilliantly entertaining historical thriller that twists and turns like the very calli and canali of Venice itself - I had no idea where it was going! A very, very clever ending and a hell of a cliffhanger! – Philip Gwynne Jones, author of the Nathan Sutherland Venice mysteriesCarnival of Lies is an absolute scorcher. A swashbuckling masterpiece, laced with intrigue, treachery and unexpected tenderness – Orlando Murrin, author of Knife Skills For Beginners and Murder Below DeckA brilliant series – Anna Mazzola, author of The Book of SecretsAldo is a magnificent creation – Vaseem Khan, author of City of DestructionBishop brings the Machiavellian machinations of Renaissance Florence and Venice magnificently to life, as Aldo encounters ruthless politicians, a deadly femme fatale and an old flame. You can feel the damp of the canals rising from the prose. – Douglas Skelton, author of the Company of Rogues seriesI loved the story, in particular the Venice setting and the Contessa! What an excellent sparring partner for Aldo. – Lin Anderson, author of The Party House and the Rhona MacLeod mysteriesDavid Bishop is a gifted writer of historical crime. Carnival of Lies, is an immersive, fascinating journey through Renaissance Venice. The city is so vividly drawn, it almost becomes a character within the story. – Kate Rhodes, author of the bestselling Isles of Scilly mysteriesA very exciting read, great plot with tension maintained right up until the end. The Contessa was truly superb, and so was Venice. The picture of a treacherous, dark bureaucracy grinding along behind the masks and parties was quite chilling. – Fiona Forsyth, author of the Lucius Sestius mysteriesAn absolutely astounding book. [David is] so skilled at bringing [his] characters to life. – Joanne Wallace, bestselling author of You’d Look Better as a GhostAtmospheric … Aldo, as irreverent and maverick as always, is a colourful guide to the seamier side of Florence. – The Times on A Divine Fury

D. V. Bishop is the pseudonym of award-winning writer David Bishop. His love for the city of Florence and the Renaissance period meant there could be only one setting for his historical thrillers. The first Cesare Aldo novel, City of Vengeance, won the Pitch Perfect competition at the Bloody Scotland crime writing festival and the NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult Fiction Book. Book two in the series, The Darkest Sin, won the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association Historical Dagger. He teaches creative writing at Edinburgh Napier University.