{"product_id":"the-borgia-portrait-david-hewson-9781448306572","title":"The Borgia Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA noble family, a legendary painting, a cursed palazzo. The new Venetian mystery from master storyteller David Hewson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Arnold Clover is recruited by Lizzie Hawker to help her look into her family inheritance, he cannot begin to guess the journey he is about to embark on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLizzie's mother, an Italian countess, disappeared thirty years ago, presumed dead. Her father, a famous, some say infamous, music promoter, has just died and now the family home \u003ci\u003eCa' Scacchi\u003c\/i\u003e, a leaning palazzo in Dorsoduro, has fallen to her. When her mother vanished so too did a priceless painting, supposedly an erotic portrait of Lucrezia Borgia, which has captivated men for generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a body is discovered in a hidden crypt beneath the checkerboard courtyard of the palazzo, other secrets are unearthed with it. Lying with the body is a document, a story of an episode in Casanova's colourful life, and within it a set of clues that might lead to the location of the painting. But it quickly becomes apparent that Lizzie and Arnold are not the only ones interested in finding the painting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe search for the lost Lucrezia quickly becomes a race through the secret history of Venice, one with potentially deadly consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Hewson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1448306574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448306572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2023 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2023","brand":"David Hewson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44133376426239,"sku":"9781448306572","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d96f6fbe-665b-4b12-924d-493203ebe546.jpg?v=1687485745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-borgia-portrait-david-hewson-9781448306572","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}