Alana White
THE HEARTS OF ALL ON FIRE: A NOVEL
ABOUT THE BOOK
Florence, 1473. An impossible murder. A bitter rivalry. A serpent in the ranks.
Florentine investigator Guid'Antonio Vespucci returns to Florence from a government mission to find his dreams of success shattered. Life is good-but then a wealthy merchant dies from mushroom poisoning at Guid'Antonio's Saint John's Day table, and Guid'Antonio's servant is charged with murder. Convinced of the youth's innocence and fearful the killer may strike again, Guid'Antonio launches a private investigation into the merchant's death, unaware that at the same time powerful enemies are conspiring to overthrow the Florentine Republic-and him.
A clever, richly evocative tale for lovers of medieval and Renaissance mysteries everywhere, The Hearts of All on Fire is a timeless story of family relationships coupled with themes of love, loss, betrayal and, above all, hope in a challenging world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The author of award-winning historical mysteries set in Renaissance Florence, Italy, as well as historical fiction set in the Smoky Mountains of the 1940s, Alana White is a Nashville native with deep roots in the Nashville writing community. A founding member of the International Historical Novel Society, she is the Society's USA Midsouth Chapter Lead, as well as a longtime member and supporter of the local chapters of the Women's National Book Association, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and the Author's Guild. She lives with her husband in a home with two feisty schnauzers and one careful cat. THE HEARTS OF ALL ON FIRE: Book II in the Guid'Antonio Mystery Series. www.alanawhite.com
