{"product_id":"scherzo-jim-williams-9781908943613","title":"Scherzo: Murder and Mystery in 18th Century Venice","description":"\u003cp\u003eMEET two unusual detectives. Ludovico - a young man who has had his testicles cut off for the sake of opera. And Monsieur Arouet - a fraudster, or just possibly the philosopher Voltaire.VISIT the setting. Carnival time in mid-18th century Venice, a city of winter mists, and the season of masquerade and decadence.ENCOUNTER a Venetian underworld of pimps, harlots, gamblers, forgers and charlatans.BEWARE of a mysterious coterie of aristocrats, Jesuits, Freemasons and magicians.DISCOVER a murder: that of the nobleman, Sgr Alessandro Molin, found swinging from a bridge with his innards hanging out and a message in code from his killer.Scherzo is a murder mystery of sparkling vivacity and an historical novel of stunning originality told with a wit and style highly praised by critics and nominated for the Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908943610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908943613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Marble City Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Jim Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44583942553855,"sku":"9781908943613","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c004f071-1d65-4b0c-afb3-1139f4e34f2f.jpg?v=1701884395","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scherzo-jim-williams-9781908943613","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}