Once there, Damiata becomes a pawn in the political intrigues of the pope’s surviving son, the charismatic Duke Valentino, whose own life is threatened by the condottieri, a powerful cabal of mercenary warlords. When Pope Alexander dispatches a Vatican courtesan, Damiata, to the remote fortress city of Imola to learn the truth behind the murder of Juan, his most beloved illegitimate son, she cannot fail, for the scheming Borgia pope holds her own young son hostage. PublishDate T05:00:00+01:00 edition Unabridged publishDateText mediaType Audiobook shortDescriptionĪgainst a teeming canvas of Borgia politics, Niccolò Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci come together to unmask an enigmatic serial killer, as we learn the secret history behind one of the most controversial works in the western canon, The Prince. He lives in Dallas with his television producer wife, Ellen, and their daughter, Arielle.
He has written for Esquire and Architectural Digest, and is a regular contributor to Texas Monthly. He is the author of two historical novels, The Duchess of Milan and Byzantium. bioText: MICHAEL ENNIS taught art history at the University of Texas, developed museum programs as a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow, and worked as an independent curator and consultant.OverDrive Product Record sortTitle Malice of Fortune crossRefId 705929 images
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