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Theophilos, a clandestine agent of the Fool’s Guild, has recently recovered from a grievous wound suffered on a prior mission. While recuperating on the Dalmatian coast, the Guild recruits him for a new assignment: an upcoming crusade that signals Venice’s possible ulterior motives. At the same time, a pretender to the Byzantine throne is amassing European support, and the Guild’s operatives in Constantinople have gone missing without explanation. Newly married to Viola, Theophilos must travel to Constantinople to gather intelligence, confront rivals, and prevent a war, all while risking his life and the fragile partnership with his wife.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Gordon, Alan
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