Michael Ennis

Ennis' gripping historical thriller conjures up the unpredictable, dangerous world of Renaissance Italy with great panache.

Vivid, well defined, THE MALICE OF FORTUNE captures the glorious and gritty details of Renaissance Italy in a propulsive story.

Fascinating, engrossing and wickedly clever. THE MALICE OF FORTUNE captured my attention up front and kept me turning the pages to the very end.

THE MALICE OF FORTUNE dishes out a simmering stew, thick with chicanery, bloodshed, dastardly deeds, code-breaking and puzzle-solving.

Glenn Cooper, author of LIBRARY OF THE DEAD

Welcome to the Devil’s house. 
 
A nest of vipers dwells within. 
 
And a trail of blood leads to the Borgia Palace ... 
 
Against a teeming canvas of Borgia politics, Niccolò Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci come together to unmask a serial killer. Through a labyrinth of ancient superstition and erotic obsession they discover an evil and terrible secret – one that still lies buried in the lines of Machiavelli’s greatest work, The Prince.

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A highly intelligent historical thriller

Ennis' gripping historical thriller conjures up the unpredictable, dangerous world of Renaissance Italy with great panache.

Vivid, well defined, THE MALICE OF FORTUNE captures the glorious and gritty details of Renaissance Italy in a propulsive story.

A highly intelligent historical thriller

Ennis' gripping historical thriller conjures up the unpredictable, dangerous world of Renaissance Italy with great panache.

Vivid, well defined, THE MALICE OF FORTUNE captures the glorious and gritty details of Renaissance Italy in a propulsive story.

A highly intelligent historical thriller

Ennis' gripping historical thriller conjures up the unpredictable, dangerous world of Renaissance Italy with great panache.

Vivid, well defined, THE MALICE OF FORTUNE captures the glorious and gritty details of Renaissance Italy in a propulsive story.

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