Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC!

An Interesting premise is followed through by equally intriguing writing and formatting. Through a bunch of letters that frame each of the chapters is the mystery of who killed Jacopo da Pontormo and why? I loved this format and will have to find other books like it.

I was glad for the character key in the beginning of the book as the story progressed to recall who was who. The author starts out with an interesting prologue and explanation of how and why the story came to fruition, which I always appreciate! Might check out the authors' other books.

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.