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The Queen's Gambit
Diane A. S. Stuckart
Travel to the Milan of 1483 with this intriguing new
series, starring the legendary Renaissance man
himselfLeonardo da Vinci.
On a royal whim, Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan, orders
a living chess game to be enacted by members of his own
court. Court Engineer Leonardo da Vinci conjures the
spectacle in a single night, but his latest success turns
bitter when one of the "pieces"the Duke's ambassador
to Franceis murdered.
Given the brutal climate of court politics, even the Duke's
closest advisors are suspect. As an outsider, Leonardo is
the only man Sforza can trust to conduct the investigation.
With his scrupulous eye for detail, and young apprentice
Dino gathering information unnoticed, Leonardo uncovers a
vile nest of secretswhile danger, like an ill humor,
rises to the surface.
But the most surprising secret of all may be the true
identity of his most talented, most trusted apprentice.
(A Leonardo da Vinci Mystery #1)
Berkley, January 2008
ISBN #0425219232 336 pages Hardcover $25.95
Also by Diane A. S. Stuckart:
A Bolt from the Blue, January 2010
The Queen's Gambit, January 2009
Portrait of a Lady, January 2009
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