The Borgia Portrait
A Venetian Mystery, Book 2
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Richard Armitage
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David Hewson
About this listen
A noble family, a legendary painting, a cursed palazzo. The new Venetian mystery from master storyteller David Hewson.
When Arnold Clover is recruited by Lizzie Hawker to help her look into her family inheritance, he cannot begin to guess the journey he is about to embark on.
Lizzie's mother, an Italian countess, disappeared thirty years ago, presumed dead. Her father, a famous, some say infamous, music promoter, has just died and now the family home Ca' Scacchi, a leaning palazzo in Dorsoduro, has fallen to her. When her mother vanished so too did a priceless painting, supposedly an erotic portrait of Lucrezia Borgia, which has captivated men for generations.
When a body is discovered in a hidden crypt beneath the checkerboard courtyard of the palazzo, other secrets are unearthed with it. Lying with the body is a document, a story of an episode in Casanova's colourful life, and within it a set of clues that might lead to the location of the painting. But it quickly becomes apparent that Lizzie and Arnold are not the only ones interested in finding the painting.
The search for the lost Lucrezia quickly becomes a race through the secret history of Venice, one with potentially deadly consequences.
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- Bev Hill
- 13-11-24
Research on Venice and culture of the Venetian’s
Intriguing and convoluted story well narrated except for a few errors in pronunciation but nevertheless an enjoyable listen
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- Alžběta
- 15-06-24
Exceptionally enjoyable.
This was exceptionally enjoyable. Of all the authors I have had the pleasure of reading, David Hewson is most successful at bringing the magic and beauty of Venice alive on the page. The mystery itself is excellent, unusual and brimming with fascinating historical details. I can't wait to read more by the author.
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- Nicola
- 30-05-24
Deep in Venice
I felt it would help if I knew Venice - but the atmosphere comes across. Great story as always.
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- Barbara Perry
- 31-10-24
Loved this book
Amazing story beautifully narrated by David Armitage. The perfect voice for this book. It held me in its spell. Am now going on to read more of David Hewson’s work.
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- MandaH
- 16-10-24
A tour of Venice
Love the detail in this book - the descriptions of Venice are wonderful making you feel you are there. The restaurant and food descriptions left me hungry. Richard Armitage once again brings the author’s words to life and the Italian pronunciation and accent he used were very welcome.
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- Ms. Ann J. Paul
- 18-07-24
wonderful performance
I really love listening to Richard Armitage. This was a story. I hope they're well be another
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- Alison Elizabeth Jones
- 22-01-24
Wonderful
Really enjoyed this. Richard Armitage brings all the characters to life with his skilled narration. The story is gripping, fast paced with lots of twists and turns. Just as good as the first book in the series, can’t wait for the next one.
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- JMD the Teddy Tamer
- 26-08-24
Crumbling palazzo in my mind
Could not stop listening to this story and even a touch of romance did not make me cringe. I was with them every step of the way, my mind providing the images that Mr Hewson's descriptions aided. I won't give any spoilers, if you like a good mystery and like me feel that Venice lends itself so well to these tales, then go on the trail yourself.
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- Hannah West
- 16-10-24
A love-letter to Venice in the form of a fascinating fictional treasure hunt
These books transported me to Venice - I could picture every piazza, rio and sottoportego and almost taste the salt-air of the lagoon on every page. The mystery at the heart of the novel kept me guessing, and I had great fun playing along with the treasure hunt the characters set out on, often pausing the book to conduct my own research and mark off points on a Google map before listening on to see if I’d been right. David Hewson’s stories are quietly complex and thrilling — not flashy or designed to shock, but seemingly to engage the mind and the senses and take you along on a journey of discovery along with his characters.
Richard Armitage’s performance was reliably fantastic. Not only does he have the most wonderful, rich and dulcet voice, but he brings real feeling and considered nuance to every story he narrates — his acting talent shines through in his delivery of the prose, understated yet impactful. Arnold Clover comes to life for me through his expert performance, exemplifying how narrator and novelist can work masterfully together to deliver a fascinating tale told through the eyes of a complex, gentle, intelligent and very human protagonist.
I’ve come to feel like I know these characters and the Venice they inhabit over the course of the first two books in this series, and I hope to enjoy many more in future.
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- Faith
- 17-02-24
The great narration
I wasn’t sure whether or not this was a novel or a guide and history of Venice. Great story that lost flow as the author kept stopping to add, in my mind, unnecessary detail about every single
location, I love Venice, but for me this just became an annoyance. Every time I thought we were moving forward - we’d stop to have another history lesson.
Wonderful but overdone.
The narration though was really excellent.
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