The Malice of Fortune
Book - 2012
Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci team up to expose a serial killer when Pope Alexander dispatches a Vatican courtesan to discern the truth about his beloved illegitimate son's murder. Their investigation reveals the secret history behind the controversial political work, "The Prince."
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Publisher:
New York : Doubleday, c2012
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9780385536318
0385536313
0385536313
Branch Call Number:
M ENNIS MICHAEL
Characteristics:
xv, 396 p. : map ; 25 cm
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Add a Comment7 out of 10. I enjoyed it, but bits were pretty far fetched
Michael Ennis portrays Machiavelli as attempting to use his knowledge of human nature to profile a serial murderer; while Da Vinci is pioneering forensic science. Fun, if far-fetched.
multi-layered story which transcends the crime fiction / mystery genres.
An interesting read that makes the characters you've always heard about in history class really come alive. The overall story line is complicated and not completely explained, but it is history.
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a little too precious...and scattered.