The Borgia Mistress: A Novel (Poisoner Mysteries Book 3)
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (812 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B006JJYXGS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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. This is a historical thriller sure to please.A satisfyingly twisty plot and rich historical details about Renaissance Italy. This historical is a sexy romp. True to its characters and historical facts, Poole's novel immerses readers in a seductive Renaissance environment, full of danger and passion.A welcome antidote to the usual melodramatic Borgia fare.This third entry in the Francesca Giordano series brims with vibrant historical detail and features a chilling mystery. Poole's fascinating heroine's first-person viewpoint presents readers with a unique glimpse of the Borgias and intimate details of this unconventional family and the intrigues that surround them
Another Great Borgia Novel Amanda Author Sara Poole continues her Borgia novels in The Borgia Mistress, the continued adventures of Borgia family poisoner Francesca Giordano. These days, the Borgias are quickly becoming the hot new property in the historical fiction world. Propelled by the Showtime series The Borgias, it seems like more and more novels try to work the Borgia name in to their titles of the sake of a perceived connection (that especially seemed to be the case with this series when it jumped from Poison to Borgia Betrayal and Borgia Mistress).T. superb twisting historical Rodrigo Borgia has been elected Pope Alexander VI and his son Cesare a cardinal. Realizing the threats from his enemies towards his family has exponentially increased and fearing the spread of plague, Pope Alexander moves his kin and his retinue from Rome to Viterbo, a nearby fortified town.Amongst those relocating with the House of Borgia is the family's Jewish poisoner Francesca Giordano who has her own issues staring with the unsolved murder of her dad, her late mom rumored to be alive, her relationship with Cesare and he. Patrick Doris said Intrigue and Romance. The Borgia Mistress is the Intrigue and Romance The Borgia Mistress is the 3rd Book of the Poisoner Mysteries. I recommend that you read the book in order as the details are so important and the story is proceeding with very little time elapsing. The plot involves Francesca who has made herself the official poisoner for Borgia family and aiding the Pope in avoiding death and staying in power. The theme of this novel is the changing relationships between Francesca and the Pope, Francesca and her lover, and Francesca and her dead father. Francesca is a woman who is strong i. rd Book of the Poisoner Mysteries. I recommend that you read the book in order as the details are so important and the story is proceeding with very little time elapsing. The plot involves Francesca who has made herself the official poisoner for Borgia family and aiding the Pope in avoiding death and staying in power. The theme of this novel is the changing relationships between Francesca and the Pope, Francesca and her lover, and Francesca and her dead father. Francesca is a woman who is strong i
From the author of Poison and The Borgia Betrayal, comes a new historical thriller, featuring the same intriguing and beautiful heroine: Borgia court poisoner, Francesca GiordanoMistress of death Francesca Giordano—court poisoner to the House of Borgia—returns to confront an ancient atrocity that threatens to extinguish the light of the Renaissance and plunge the world into eternal darkness. As the enemies of Pope Alexander VI close in and the papal court is forced to flee from Rome, Francesca joins forces with her lover, the brilliant and ruthless Cesare Bo
SARA POOLE lives in Connecticut, where her discovery of the abundance of deadly flora growing just beyond her doorstep prompted her interest in the poisoner's art.