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- Gothic thrillers starring infamous poets as unlikely detectives
- Venice settings dripping with decadence and danger
- Historical mysteries tangled with real scandals and literary intrigue
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Darkly atmospheric, decadent, eerie, and alluring, Dangerous is a seductive slice of gothic Victoriana about the life of another famous writer, the charismatic Lord Byron, reimagining his time living in exile in Venice.
It’s 1818, and Byron has been enjoying all of the delights that the city had to offer. But his refuge is threatened when Byron becomes embroiled in a scandal associated with the brutal deaths of two local women who had wounds to their throats. When a novel called The Vampyre is then published under his name, rumours quickly spread that Byron is the killer. Determined to clear his name, Byron begins his own investigation, taking him into the dark underbelly of Venice that lies behind its glamorous facade.
A memorable story about a fascinating figure, this historical novel is full of dark deeds, depravity and danger.
When the disgraced Lord Byron is associated with the deaths of women in Venice, he turns detective to unveil the killer and clear his name.
Living in exile in Venice, the disgraced Lord Byron revels in the freedoms of the city. But when he is associated with the deaths of local women, found with wounds to their throats, and then a novel called The Vampyre is published under his name, rumours begin to spread that Byron may be the murderer.
As events escalate and tensions rise – and his own life is endangered, as well as those he holds most dear – Byron is forced to play detective, to discover who is really behind these heinous crimes. Meanwhile, the scandals of his own infamous past come back to haunt him.
Rich in gothic atmosphere and drawing on real events and characters from Byron's life, Dangerous is a riveting, dazzling historical thriller, as decadent, dark and seductive as the poet himself.
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