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The Master of Historical Fiction' Sunday Times
Orion
February 2026
On Sale: February 17, 2026
Featuring: Richard Hughes; Philip
320 pages
ISBN: 1398716111
EAN: 9781398716117
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Mystery Historical
In a city of masks, no one is what they seem . . .
Englishman Richard Hughes has survived a stint as a galley slave and is now a free man in Venice, where he enjoys a modest life as a fencing master.
He believes he has long—since left behind the ideals that landed him in slavery...until he stumbles across an attempted murder close to home. As he hunts for the red—masked assassin who is picking off the city's Libertini, Richard and his new rescued friend 'Philip' are drawn into a conspiracy that stretches from Venice to the Vatican and beyond...
This is the Venice of waterfront palaces, romance, Carnivale and gondolas — but also of sharp swords, lawless criminals and ruthless assassins; based on real events and richly brought to life by the master of historical fiction, Christian Cameron.
'Cameron is a true master of the genre . . . skilful, humorous and finely wrought' — Ben Kane, bestselling author of The Eagles of Rome series
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