The Medici Murders

By: David Hewson

Narrated by: Richard Armitage

When a well-known British TV historian, Marmaduke Godolphin, is found murdered in the canals of Venice during carnival, stabbed by a stiletto blade, the Venetian police are eager to have the case solved and cleared up within a day—murder is bad for tourism!

The police recruit the help of retired archivist, Arnold Clover. Godolphin had hired his services on arriving in Venice to help sort through some historical papers of note. These dusty documents may contain previously unknown information about the assassination of the murderer, Lorenzino de' Medici, 500 years previously.

How coincidental that Godolphin meets his death in the same place as the Medici murderer, Lorenzino, on a cold, dark, bloody night. Can Arnold use his powers of perception to establish a link and solve the murder of Godolphin?

©2022 David Hewson (P)2022 W F Howes

Amazing!

I think this might be my favorite David Hewson book to date. It's really amazing and the details make you feel you are right there, walking the streets of Venice and I can almost smell the amazing food described. The story is interesting on so many levels and the characters bring such life and diversity, expertly narrated by the brilliant Richard Armitage. It's such a wild ride and every time I thought I had it figured out, there was another twist and it had my attention until the very last word. I can't wait to read more about Mr. Clover's adventures in Venice and I was deeply touched by his relationship with his late wife.

Excellent new series

Atmospheric "how done it" that follows Arnold Clover as he settles in to Venetian life. The pace meanders, but is well suited to the main character's style. Fans of Tom Mead and Peter Grainger should enjoy this.

Wonderful narrator and good plotting.

"Storia means both History and Story in Italian"

David Hewson has done it again with his melodic storytelling, historic anecdotes, and an ending that readers won't see coming. What starts out as an interrogation of the retired archivist, Arnold Clover, for the murder of a TV historian soon becomes an unraveling of deceit, despicability, revenge, and conspiracy.

In audiobook form, it was superbly narrated by Richard Armitage, no surprise there.

A new series.

I loved the setting…I loved the characters…I loved the flawless narration by Richard Armitage….such an interesting plot line…history to explore…can’t wait for more!

Much enjoyed

Armitage was wonderful! He did an excellent job with both the male and female characters. The plot was twisty. Enjoyed the descriptions of Italy and the food. Definitely interested in the next book if the series, with Armitage voicing!