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The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author

A religious serial killer is haunting Florence and only Cesare Aldo can stop them. A Divine Fury is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Italy.

'Fast becoming a serious rival to C. J. Sansom and S. J. Parris' – Historical Novel Society

Florence. Autumn, 1539.

Cesare Aldo was once an officer for the city’s most feared criminal court. Following a period of exile, he is back – but demoted to night patrol, when only the drunk and the dangerous roam the streets.

Chasing a suspect in the rain, Aldo discovers a horrifying scene beneath Michelangelo’s statue of David. Lifeless eyes gaze from the face of a man whose body has been posed as if crucified. It’s clear the killer had religious motives.

When more bodies appear, Aldo believes an unholy murderer is stalking the citizens of Florence. Watching. Hunting. Waiting for the perfect moment to strike again . . .

A Divine Fury is the fourth Cesare Aldo mystery, preceded by City of Vengeance, The Darkest Sin and Ritual of Fire.

Critics Review

  • In Cesare Aldo Bishop gives us a Florentine Shardlake and this is his best escapade yet

    David Hewson, author of the Nic Costa series

  • It’s hard to think of a better guide than D. V. Bishop to the brutality and glamour of Renaissance Florence

    Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of The Royal Secret

  • Fast becoming a serious rival to C. J. Sansom and S. J. Parris

    Historical Novel Society

  • A deft and engrossing historical thriller set in Renaissance Florence drawing on the fascinating and troubling legacy of Girolamo Savonarola. I thoroughly enjoyed the latest – and I think best – in D. V. Bishop’s brilliant series

    Anna Mazzola, author of The Clockwork Girl, on Ritual of Fire

  • D. V. Bishop once again immerses us in sixteenth-century Florence and the heady intrigues of Renaissance Italy. Aldo is a magnificent creation

    Vaseem Khan, author of Midnight at Malabar House, on Ritual of Fire

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