{"product_id":"the-borgia-portrait-9781838858711","title":"The Borgia Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe scintillating second Venetian thriller from David Hewson, author of the acclaimed adaptation of the Danish \u003ci\u003eThe Killing \u003c\/i\u003eseries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA noble family, a legendary painting, a cursed palazzo.\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 has just died and now the family home, a leaning palazzo in Dorsoduro that is full of secrets, has fallen to her. When her mother vanished so too did a priceless painting - but it quickly becomes apparent that Lizzie and Arnold are not the only ones interested in finding it. \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hewson \u003c\/b\u003eis a former journalist with \u003ci\u003eThe Times, Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eIndependent. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the author of more than thirty novels, including his Rome-based Nic Costa series which has been published in fifteen languages, his Amsterdam-based series featuring detective Pieter Vos, and the brand-new Venetian mystery series. He has also written three acclaimed adaptations of the Danish TV series, \u003ci\u003eThe Killing. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives near Canterbury in Kent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@david_hewson davidhewson.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50458147258642,"sku":"9781838858711","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f99c8dfc-7ca6-4883-9d27-95eeaee5b94b.jpg?v=1729954186","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-borgia-portrait-9781838858711","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}