The Serpent of Venice
About this book
Venice, a long time ago. Three prominent Venetians await their most loathsome and foul dinner guest, the erstwhile envoy of Britain and France, and widower of the murdered Queen Cordelia: the rascal-Fool Pocket.
This trio of cunning plotters-the merchant, Antonio; the senator, Montressor Brabantio; and the naval officer, Iago-have lured Pocket to a dark dungeon, promising an evening of sprits and debauchery with a rare Amontillado sherry and Brabantio's beautiful daughter, Portia.
But their invitation is, of course, bogus. The wine is drugged. The girl isn't even in the city limits. Desperate to rid themselves once and for all of the man who has consistently foiled their grand quest for power and wealth, they have lured him to his death. (How can such a small man, be such a huge obstacle?). But this Fool is no fool . . . and he's got more than a few tricks (and hand gestures) up his sleeve.
Chronicles of Pocket the Fool · 3 books
In publication order- Fool 2009
- The Serpent of Venice 2014 This book
- Shakespeare for Squirrels 2020
Subjects
- attempted murder
- avarice
- deception
- diplomatic relations
- drugs
- fiction
- fiction, gothic
- fiction / historical
- fiction, historical, general
- fiction / humorous
- fiction, humorous, general
- fiction, mashups
- fiction / mystery & detective / general
- foreign relations
- general
- gothic novels
- greed
- historical
- historical fiction
- homicide
- humorous
- humorous fiction
- legislators
- merchants
- mystery & detective
- naval officers
- navies
- new york times bestseller
- nyt:hardcover-fiction=2014-05-11
- officers
- revenge
- sea monsters
- venice (italy), fiction