The Book of Unholy Mischief
  • Published: 27 July 2018
  • ISBN: 9781784163730
  • Imprint: Black Swan
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 464
  • RRP: $35.00

The Book of Unholy Mischief

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4 Sep 2012
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27 Jul 2018
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A beautifully written, fiendishly well-plotted commercial debut, set in 15th Century Venice, perfect for fans of Kate Mosse and Joanne Harris.

It is 1498, and the whole of Venice is abuzz. Hidden somewhere in the labyrinthine city is an ancient book, rumoured to contain thorny heresies and secrets of immeasurable power.

Luciano, a penniless orphan, has been plucked from the street and taken on as apprentice to the chef at the doge's palace. While learning the alchemy of cooking, he quickly finds himself entangled in the search for the ancient tome, even suspecting the chef, his maestro, may be concealing valuable information.

But lurking in the wings are some of the most powerful, dangerous men in Venice, and Luciano's secret will lead him through a perilous maze to the centre of an intrigue that will test his deepest desires and loyalties.
  • Published: 27 July 2018
  • ISBN: 9781784163730
  • Imprint: Black Swan
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 464
  • RRP: $35.00
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About the author

Elle Newmark

Elle Newmark is the acclaimed author of The Book of Unholy Mischief and The Sandalwood Tree. She lived and worked in the hills north of San Diego, California.

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Praise for The Book of Unholy Mischief

Rumour, court machinations and a rattling good plot

Fanny Blake, Woman & Home

'Unashamedly fun and will appeal to fans of Kate Mosse and Dan Brown... full of twisting passageways, wall tapestries complete with spy holes, and all manner of skulduggery... The plot crackles along, piling up the murders and conspiracies among the culinary metaphors. A very promising new author'

New Books Magazine

It is a clutching story, with love interests and court shenanigans, odd fellows and weird sisters, lurking in wait for their stage entrance, scenes of comic hilarity around the dinner table, and a high spirited tribute to the fruits of knowledge...In her own neat piece of alchemy, Newmark takes the heft of a potato and turns it into an ode for paying attention

Kirkus Reviews, US
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