The Malice of Fortune, (Paperback)

from AltheaAnn

I loved Ennis' "Duchess of Milan," was not so blown away by his other novel "Byzantium." Reading "Malice of Fortune," I think that his forte is Renaissance Italy. I really enjoyed this historical mystery.Furious over the mysterious death of his beloved son, Pope Alexander Borgia blackmails the mu...

from Beamis12

Set in one of my favorite periods in history, the Renaissance, Ennis delivers a fascinating story. Full of historical figures, Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and the corruptible Borgia, the reader is treated to a novel that fully immerses them in this time period; the sights, sounds and full political ma...

from 4fish

Mix up Machiavelli, the Borgias and Leonardo da Vinci with a murder mystery and you have the basic outlines of this book, but that description doesn't do it justice. Juan Borgia, the younger son of Pope Alexander, was murdered several years before this story opens. His murderer has not been found...

from thejohnsmith

This novel, set in the Italian renaissance with characters including the Borgias, Leonardo Da Vinci and, especially, Nicolo Machiavelli had me hooked after just 20 or so pages. Its a very well written, gripping thriller in which Machiavelli and 'cortigiana onesta' Damiata seek to solve the myster...

from retropelocin

Damiata, courtesan to the murdered Juan Borgia, favorite son of Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI) is being forced by the Pope, who is holding her 5-year-old son hostage at the Vatican, to find who ended his son's life or be held ultimately responsible. Enlisting the help of Niccolo Machiavelli a...