Publisher's Synopsis
Dark Machiavellian intrigues, bawdy erotic comedy and deadly family vendettas: Florentine Masque is a thriller set in 14th century Tuscany, the dawn of the Renaissance and the time of the Black Death.
The story starts in Florence when young Prince Alessandro, then aged 11, recovers from the Black Death to discover his younger sister Felicia still dangerously ill - and his parents and brothers brutally slaughtered.
He swears a bitter oath at their graveside to track the killers down.
While he learns to protect his sister and make his way in the world as a painter, he continues to search for the murderers of his family.
Then he uncovers a subtle clue and begins to realize that the plot comes from some very powerful factions, perhaps the most powerful of all - and his investigations have been noticed. Now he must find out who and what is behind the plot, before he and his sister risk mutilation and death at the hands of the all-powerful church.
