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The Borgia Portrait: 2

A Venetian Mystery, Book 2

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The Borgia Portrait: 2

By: David Hewson
Narrated by: Richard Armitage
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A noble family, a legendary painting, a cursed palazzo. The new Venetian mystery from master storyteller David Hewson.

When 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.

Lizzie'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 Ca' Scacchi, 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.

When 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.

The search for the lost Lucrezia quickly becomes a race through the secret history of Venice, one with potentially deadly consequences.

©2023 David Hewson (P)2023 W.F.Howes Ltd Amateur Sleuths Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Italy Detective Suspense
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I always love listening to books narrated by Richard Armitage. Great story line of mystery woven through the streets and churches of Venice

I recommend this book as a great read

Interesting journey in Venice

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It took me a while to get going with confusion with some characters and aspects of the story in fact I put it down for a count of months and restarted but glad I did.

You need to enjoy learning about Italian Art and culture

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Really liked the narration, the plot and the interweaving of the past and the present. Arnold was always a positive to the story. Not surprised that they didn’t get together as this would have been unrealistic. I do hope David Hewson continues with this character and the further exploration of Venice; absolutely terrific!

The story and the description of Venice

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