KNIFE MAKER OF VENICE

Experience David Gilman s literary blockbusters high stakes thrills heart racing action and unforgettable characters await A young Englishman captured by slavers must survive the snakepit that is seventeenth century Venice 1604 As pirates seeking slaves to sell in the markets of North Africa terrorise the coasts of Europe headstrong Richard Sheriff and his sister Elizabeth are torn from their Devonshire home and thrust into a waking nightmare Richard s skills as a blacksmith see him fetch a high price but the pirate captain has other plans for Elizabeth and once they are separated Richard has no idea of his sister s fate They must both learn to survive on a deadly voyage into the unknown Sold into servitude in Venice glittering vicious city of secrets he is apprenticed to a knife maker Richard s talents soon win him renown but haunted by his sister s absence he vows never to stop looking for her knowing she would do the same for him First he must survive that city of ghosts Will the siblings live to see each other again or will they join the myriads lost to Venice where life is cheap profit is all and escape nigh on impossible A powerful historical adventure perfect for fans of Kate Mosse Ken Follett and Robert Harris Reviews for THE KN