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Named one of the Top 10 Venice-Inspired Books by Venice Insider! [An] excellent sequel...Dowling's lead's wry sense of humor is a plus. - Publishers Weekly (starred review) The second of two historical thrillers set in 18th century Venice, featuring a tour guide who is drafted as part of the Venetian secret service. Tour guide Alvise Marangon thinks he knows Venice better than ever, but now finds himself ensnared by mysteries as obscure as the city and in many cases just as old. Certain that he is finally about to have his guide's license revoked after a tavern brawl, Alvise is instead dragooned into the service of Missier Grande, who has linked the death of one of his agents to a secret society known as the Four Horsemen. Every attempt that Missier Grande makes to investigate the matter is blocked by forces on high, and enlisting Alvise is a move of last resort--one last-ditch effort to uncover the crimes of the present in the secrets of the past before the future claims more lives. Among the dark arcades and fetid canals of 18th century Venice, Alvise is the one who finds himself led on a tour, at any turn of which could lie a fresh corpse or an ancient conspiracy.

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An erudite, complex mystery that surprises at every turn. - Criminal Element

[An] excellent sequel, Dowling successfully builds on the clever premise he introduced in 2016's Ascension. - Publishers Weekly, starred review An erudite, complex mystery that surprises at every turn. - Criminal Element The Four Horsemen is a pacey, enjoyable thriller with an excellent sense of location, entertaining characters and a satisfying twist. Great fun to read. - Historical Novel Society An erudite, complex mystery that surprises at every turn. - Criminal Element

[An] excellent sequel, Dowling successfully builds on the clever premise he introduced in 2016's Ascension. - Publishers Weekly, starred review An erudite, complex mystery that surprises at every turn. - Criminal Element The Four Horsemen is a pacey, enjoyable thriller with an excellent sense of location, entertaining characters and a satisfying twist. Great fun to read. - Historical Novel Society

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GREGORY DOWLING grew up in Bristol before studying English at Christ Church, Oxford. He moved to Venice in 1981, where he is Associate Professor of American Literature at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. He is the author of several novels, including Ascension, co-edited two anthologies of poetry, and written various non-fiction books and academic articles on Italian, British, and American literature.

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