Shadow of Madness 9781035041992 Hardback

Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger 2026Trapped with a killer in a remote asylum, investigator Cesare Aldo must face his fears inShadow of Madness, an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Italy.Tuscany. Winter, 1540.Travelling north into the hills above Florence, investigator Cesare Aldo seeks answers about his past. The trail leads him to Ospedale de Pazzi, a secure institution for the criminally insane.Soon after arriving a blizzard engulfs the area, trapping Aldo and his companion, Doctor Saul Orvieto. Even more alarming, their cart driver is found dead. It looks like he fell over a nearby cliff in the whiteout but Aldo suspects foul play. When a brutal slaying occurs in the central courtyard, it becomes clear a killer lurks among them.With the snowstorm sealing everyone in and a murderer hunting fresh victims, Aldos search for the truth proves deadlier than he could ever have imagined . . .Shadow of Madnessis the sixth Cesare Aldo mystery by D. V. Bishop, preceded byCarnival of Lies,A Divine Fury,City of Vengeance,The Darkest SinandRitual of Fire.Praise for D. V. Bishop:’Its hard to think of a better guide than D. V. Bishop to the brutality and glamour of Renaissance Florence’ Andrew Taylor, author ofA Schooling in Murder’A brilliant series’ Anna Mazzola, author ofThe Book of Secrets’Aldo is a magnificent creation’ Vaseem Khan, author ofThe Edge of Darkness