Before the Tudors, there were the Borgias. More
passionate. More dangerous. More deadly.
From the author of Poison, called
“stunning” and “a fascinating page-turner,” comes a new historical thriller,
featuring the same intriguing and beautiful heroine: Borgia court poisoner,
Francesca Giordano.
In the summer of 1493, Rodrigo Borgia, Alexander
VI, has been pope for almost a year. Having played a crucial role in helping
him ascend the chair of Saint Peter, Francesca, haunted by the shadows of her
own past, is now charged with keeping him there. As court poisoner to the most
notorious and dangerous family in Italy, this mistress of death faces a web of
peril, intrigue, and deceit that threatens to extinguish the light of the
Renaissance.
As dangers close in from every direction,
Francesca conceives a desperate plan that puts her own life at risk and hurls
her into a nightmare confrontation with a madman intent on destroying all she
is pledged to protect. From the hidden crypts of fifteenth-century Rome to its
teeming streets alive with sensuality, obsession, and treachery, Francesca must
battle the demons of her own dark nature to unravel a plot to destroy the
Borgias, seize control of Christendom, and plunge the world into eternal
darkness.
☆☆☆☆
This is the continuation of Poison and it was just
as good as the first novel in the series. Even though this is the second book
in a series, it still works as a standalone novel. I still love Francesca
Giordano – she definitely grew as a character from the first book. She is the
same dark and twisted poisoner, only better! The novel was passionate, dark and
magnificent – I cannot wait for the author to continue with this series, I don’t
think that I will tire of Francesca’s story, it can just keep going and going.
Another awesome novel by Ms. Poole.
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