City of Masks - Couverture rigide

Sykes, S. D.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1681773422 ISBN 13 : 9781681773421

Editeur : Pegasus Crime, 2017

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Sykes is a master at combining historical setting with mystery (The Times)

Sykes's gamble in putting Oswald in unfamiliar terrain pays off, as she again blends a detailed immersion in the time period with a clever mystery plot line (Publishers Weekly)

An excellent addition to a thoroughly enjoyable series... Sykes has created a medieval detective story with a troubled protagonist which manages to stay true to its period and hints at even richer things to come - I thoroughly recommend it. (Historia)

A Venice whose ancient glories still survive today provides the background for an investigation whose solution is secondary to identifying the cause of Oswald's angst. (Kirkus)

We are plunged into Sykes' rich soup of Venetian intrigue; period detail; and increasingly intricate plotting, all with the deeply realized character of Lord Somershill fighting his own demons while investigating. A brilliant addition to the Somershill Manor Novels. (Booklist)

This third series outing offers further insights into Lord Somershill and the past that bedevils him, along with sophisticated plotting, intrigue, and immersion in a fascinating historical setting. (Library Journal)

Oswald's character, beautifully painted by Sykes, dominates this excellent historical thriller set against the waterways, palaces and dungeons of medieval Venice (Sunday Express)

Comparisons to the master of historical crime, CJ Sansom, are inevitable and, in this case, justified. (The Times)

The whodunnit aspect is neatly done, the family secrets and waspish relationships are intriguing, and humour and originality are abundant. (Daily Mail)

Sykes offers an unusual perspective on this historical period ... She also deals realistically with the troubles of the era's women. (New York Times)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A brilliantly dark and compelling novel set in Venice from 'the medieval CJ Sansom' (Jeffery Deaver)

1358. Oswald de Lacy, Lord Somershill, is in Venice, awaiting a pilgrim galley to the Holy Land. While the city is under siege from the Hungarians, Oswald lodges with an English merchant, and soon comes under the dangerous spell of the decadent and dazzling island state that sits on the hinge of Europe, where East meets West.

Oswald is trying to flee the chilling shadow of something in his past, but when he finds a dead man on the night of the carnival, he is dragged into a murder investigation that takes him deep into the intrigues of this mysterious, paranoid city.

Coming up against the feared Signori di Notte, the secret police, Oswald learns that he is not the only one with something to hide. Everybody is watching somebody else, and nobody in Venice is what he or she seems. The masks are not just for the carnival.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pegasus Crime
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1681773422
• ISBN 13: 9781681773421
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368