D. V. Bishop

D. V. Bishop writes the Cesare Aldo historical thrillers set in Renaissance Italy. CITY OF VENGEANCE (2021) won the New Zealand Booklovers Award for best novel, and THE DARKEST SIN (2022) was awarded the Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger. RITUAL OF FIRE (2023) won the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel, and A DIVINE FURY (2024) was shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize, the CWA Historical Dagger and the CWA Gold Dagger. The fifth in the series, CARNIVAL OF LIES (2025), is longlisted for the 2026 CWA Gold Dagger. The next Aldo historical thriller, SHADOW OF MADNESS, is coming June 2026 from Pan Macmillan... Visit his website at dvbishop DOT com