I loved this! I read the Marriage Portrait recently and this was such a neat way to dive deeper into the intrigue and politics of the Medici family. Impeccably researched history. Total page turner, honestly couldn’t put it down. Highly recommended for all lovers of art history, Italian history, mysteries, political intrigue, and good writing.

Loved this story - mysterious, decadent, dark, and intricate. A beautiful way to revisit historic Italy during the Renaissance.

This was everything that I was looking for from a murder mystery genre, it had that overall feel that I wanted and never felt like this wasn’t in the right time-period. The characters worked overall in this world and concept, I was invested in their story and can’t wait to read more from Laurent Binet.