Sara Poole Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Neprijatelji pape Aleksandra VI sve se više približavaju Rimu pa je papinski dvor primoran nakratko otići iz Rima, a papina trovačica Francesca Giordano kreće sa cijelom svitom u gradić Viterbo. No, čini se da ih cijelim putem prate urote i opasnosti, pa se Francesca udružuje sa svojim ljubavnikom, mladim Cesareom Borgijom kako bi otkrili tko stoji iza tajanstvenih smrti članova papine pratnje. Istovremeno, pojavljuje se i osoba iz Francescine prošlosti koja joj vraća najmučnija sjećanja njenog djetinjstva i dok se Francesca boji da počinje gubiti zdrav razum, samo njezina hrabrost i sposobnost mogu ju vratiti iz ralja ludila i pomoći joj da spasi ono najdragocjenije u njenom životu…

Roma, 1492. Papa Innocenzo VIII sta per morire e tra i cardinali già si è scatenata la lotta per la conquista del Trono di Pietro. In un vicolo del ghetto ebraico, il noto alchimista Giordano viene brutalmente ucciso in circostanze misteriose. Decisa a vendicarne la morte, la sua unica figlia Francesca sfida tutte le convenzioni dell'epoca e riesce a diventare avvelenatrice al servizio del cardinale Rodrigo Borgia, il capo della famiglia più famosa e pericolosa d'Italia, futuro papa Alessandro VI. Francesca è astuta e coraggiosa e conosce bene le debolezze e i desideri degli uomini. In poco tempo diventa la confidente di Lucrezia Borgia e l'amante di Cesare, erede di Rodrigo, insinuandosi così nelle misteriose e corrotte stanze del potere. In una Roma torbida, densa di pericoli e fitta di segreti, Francesca sarà costretta a mettere la propria vita in pericolo e a combattere contro un misterioso nemico, pronto a tutto pur di distruggere ciò che lei tenta strenuamente di difendere: un male oscuro minaccia di spegnere le luci del Rinascimento. Il nuovo Medioevo è alle porte.

Gier und Gewalt, Gift und Galle Im schwül-heißen Sommer 1492 braut sich hinter den Mauern der Heiligen Stadt Rom Böses zusammen. Als ihr Vater einem brutalen Mord zum Opfer fällt, verschafft sich die junge Francesca Giordano Zutritt zum Hof der Borgia, indem sie sich das Vertrauen der mächtigsten Familie Roms erschleicht. Doch ihr wahres Streben ist, den Tod ihres Vaters zu sühnen. Die Suche nach den Mördern wird zu einer atemberaubenden Jagd durch Paläste, die düsteren Gassen des jüdischen Ghettos bis hinein ins Herz des Vatikans …

Before the Tudors, there were the Borgias. More passionate. More dangerous. More deadly. From the author of Poison, called "stunning"* and "a fascinating page-turner," comes a new historical thriller, featuring the same intriguing and beautiful heroine: Borgia court poisoner, Francesca Giordano. In the summer of 1493, Rodrigo Borgia, Alexander VI, has been pope for almost a year. Having played a crucial role in helping him ascend the chair of Saint Peter, Francesca, haunted by the shadows of her own past, is now charged with keeping him there. As court poisoner to the most notorious and dangerous family in Italy, this mistress of death faces a web of peril, intrigue, and deceit that threatens to extinguish the light of the Renaissance. As dangers close in from every direction, Francesca conceives a desperate plan that puts her own life at risk and hurls her into a nightmare confrontation with a madman intent on destroying all she is pledged to protect. From the hidden crypts of fifteenth-century Rome to its teeming streets alive with sensuality, obsession, and treachery, Francesca must battle the demons of her own dark nature to unravel a plot to destroy the Borgias, seize control of Christendom, and plunge the world into eternal darkness. *Booklist +Lauren Willig

GUILTY--UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENTQ: "You're saying, Ms. Lehane, that during a date, a wealthy, influential man attempted to rape you?"A: "He was stronger . . . we struggled--"Q: "But you're alive, and he's dead. Get yourself a good lawyer, ma'am.It was Constance Lehane's word against the sterling reputation of the man who'd died in her living room--a man whose powerful family wanted her charged with murder. Suddenly the small-town girl needed the best criminal defense attorney New York City had to offer--Flynn Corbett. His dark good looks and comforting shoulder almost made her forget she might go to jail . . . almost made her hope he truly was her knight in shining armor ....

Lorelei je dcerou kdysi slavného režiséra hororů a zdědila po něm zchátralý dům plný strašidelných rekvizit. Nemá moc peněz na opravu a tak když se přihlásí Lucas, že jí s prací za nevelký obnos pomůže, nezaváhá. To ale netuší, že Lucas přišel s jinými úmysly……