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In this second Italian Renaissance whodunit the enigmatic Sigismondo - at once mercenary, courtier, sleuth - is again called upon to solve a crime that seems to threaten an entire duchy. Prince Livio of Montenero, in a fit of insane rage following the death of his wife, lops off the head of his son, whom he suspects of being a bastard, and attempts to do the same to his daughter, the beautiful young Minerva. Sigismondo, who is fortunately present, saves her and transports her to a remote villa, where she is protected by a blind lord - who might be her real father - and his household of strange characters. Meanwhile, in the Duchy of Nemorra, Cardinal Petrucci arrives to officiate at the long-scheduled wedding of Nemorra's Lord Astorre to Minerva, now missing. Before anyone learns she is gone, the cardinal is murdered in a particularly gruesome manner, and Sigismondo steps forward to sort matters out and to find the murderer. <p>A short breath after his adventures in Death of the Duchess--"a nicely Machiavellian little tale" (Denver Post)--the enigmatic mercenary/courtier/sleuth Sigismondo is once again called upon to set things straight. Protected from her i

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Author

Eyre, Elizabeth

Publisher

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780151236824

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery

Rating

3.61 / 5 (65 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14