Ebook {Epub PDF} Scherzo: Murder and Mystery in 18th Century Venice by Jim Williams

Scherzo is a murder mystery of sparkling vivacity and an historical novel of stunning originality told with a wit and style highly praised by critics and nominated for the Booker Prize. Scherzo was nominated for the Booker Prize and is available in Kindle format for the first bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 50 secs. An elegant, superbly written mystery set in 18th century Venice, city of masks and disguises, where the mysteries are set in layers on layers, and the solution of the murder central to the plot may be pivotal, but at the same time the least of all the mysteries to be solved/5. Set in Venice in the age of Voltaire, Casanova and Count Cagliostro, Scherzo is a tale of murder and deceit. Young Signor Ludovico is a castrato opera singer struggling to live at the edge of society where nobility and the underworld meet/5(16).

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The 18th century Venice of Scherzo by Jim Williams is hallucinatory and filled with intrigue. La Serenissima hides in the mists and miasmas that hover over her canals and seep into her alleyways; her citizens creep through her streets cloaked and masked. Dark deeds are performed by hidden hands and mystery abounds. Editions for Scherzo: Murder and Mystery in 18th Century Venice: (Paperback published in ), (Kindle Edition published in ), Set in Venice in the age of Voltaire, Casanova and Count Cagliostro, Scherzo is a tale of murder and deceit. Young Signor Ludovico is a castrato opera singer struggling to live at the edge of society where nobility and the underworld meet.