Death of the Duchess

With his bald head and black cape, the sleuth Sigismondo cuts an imposing figure as he courts death and danger in Renaissance Italy. At home among both royals and rogues, he is a master of the noble art of detection--and with his companion, the peasant Benno, he sheds light on the darkest of deeds...

FATAL FEUD
There is bitterness between the houses of di Torre and Bandini...so a marriage is arranged to mend relations among the nobles. But the uneasy peace is poisoned when the bride disappears and her handmaid is murdered--and unless the culprit is caught, the houses divided will surely fall...