{"product_id":"naples-unmasked-9798224043422","title":"Naples Unmasked","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exquisitely written novel set in Renaissance Naples, beset with intrigue, espionage, politics, and a bit of dark magic, at every turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou've never seen Naples like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the lords of the criminal underground is Puozzolino, owner of the Good Friday, the greatest bordello in Christendom. Its customers can frolic in a recreation of ancient Rome, enjoy the pleasures of a real nymph in its gardens, or explore darker delights in the witches' cave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite his success, Puozzolino's life is plagued by strife. Entangled in the revenge murder of a nobleman, he provokes both Spain's harsh justice and the capo of a rival clan. Puozzolino is too blinded by a love interest to pay much attention to his growing problems: gang warfare, a duplicitous adviser, and an insane, defrocked cardinal who leads a group of hellspawned followers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePuozzolino and the rest of the nobles play a dangerous game of false loyalty and open rebellion with their Spanish oppressors, while the countless poor have turned the streets into a playground of desperate exuberance. But there is more to fear than politics and poverty in a land where necromancers and demons thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStruggling against this madness is Puozzolino's jealous lover, Putta, who tries to keep their lives from falling apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank Aversa's Naples is a surrealist Sin City unto itself. It winds through dark European cobblestone alleys, narrowly escapes a dragon's claws, and flits with the gauzy wings of a sylph. Don't miss your chance to witness the Italian drama of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Franco Aversa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459855126802,"sku":"9798224043422","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1bdc1d2c-d849-4e4a-a5d0-baaf2a4d1d57.jpg?v=1730009822","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/naples-unmasked-9798224043422","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}