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In this second Italian Renaissance whodunit the enigmatic Sigismondo - at once mercenary, courtier, sleuth - is again called upon to solve a crime that seems to threaten an entire duchy. Prince Livio of Montenero, in a fit of insane rage following the death of his wife, lops off the head of his son, whom he suspects of being a bastard, and attempts to do the same to his daughter, the beautiful young Minerva. Sigismondo, who is fortunately present, saves her and transports her to a remote show more villa, where she is protected by a blind lord - who might be her real father - and his household of strange characters. Meanwhile, in the Duchy of Nemorra, Cardinal Petrucci arrives to officiate at the long-scheduled wedding of Nemorra's Lord Astorre to Minerva, now missing. Before anyone learns she is gone, the cardinal is murdered in a particularly gruesome manner, and Sigismondo steps forward to sort matters out and to find the murderer. show lessTags
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Segismundo, el peculiar «detective» de la Italia renacentista, se ve envuelto aquí en una turbia intriga marcada por los celos y la ambición. Enviado en ca¬lidad de mensajero a visitar a la agonizante princesa Oralia, se encuentra ante la inesperada y difícil misión de defender a la hija de la princesa de su propio padre. Al ahondar en el extraño conflicto descubrirá un oscuro pasado tras el cual se esconde la mano del despiadado cardenal Petrucci.
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- Canonical title
- Curtains for the Cardinal
- Original publication date
- 1992
- People/Characters
- Benno; Biondello; Sigismondo; Cardinal Petrucci; Minerva
- Important places
- Italy; Montenero, Italy; Nemorra, Italy
- Important events
- Renaissance
- First words
- The Princess is dying.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Come. We must not keep the Cardinal waiting.
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