D.V.BISHOP: City of Vengeance, Pan Books, 9781529038798, paperback 

I really disappeared into the world of Florence anno 1536,  featuring a real dude,  Cesare Aldo, officer of the criminal court protecting the Duke of the House of Medici and seeing that justice is served to Florence's citizens. 

 Shortlisted for several historical crime awards, City of Vengance is a historical thriller I absolutely loved. The 400 something pages were gobbeled up, I was driven by an explosive plot,  poisonous, wicked characters around Aldo and the murder of a Jewish moneylender he was ordered to solve in 4 days.

The atmospherice setting in Renaissance Florence plus Aldo's secret passion gave this a special twist.  Ace read if you love historical novels set in Italy. 

I quickly downloaded the second book in the trilogy, The Darkest sin,  which did win the 2023 CWA Historical Dagger. Cannot wait to get started on Aldo's next adventure!