Of Love And Evil

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Anne Rice's extraordinary new novel summons up for us the world of fifteenth-century Rome: of Michelangelo & Raphael, of the Holy Inquisition & of Leo X, second son of a Medici, holding forth on the papal throne... a city of domes & rooftop gardens & rising towers. & into this time, into this century, Toby O' Dare, former government assassin is summoned, by the angel Malchiah, to solve a terrible crime of poisoning & to search out the truth about a haunting by an earthbound restless spirit -- a diabolical dybbuk. In the fullness of the high Italian Renaissance, Toby is plunged into this rich age as a lutenist sent to charm & calm this troublesome spiri... He soon discovers himself in the midst of dark plots & counter-plots surrounded by a darker & more dangerous threat as the veil of ecclesiastical terror closes in around him.

As Toby once again embarks on a powerful journey of atonement, he is reconnected with his own past, with matters light & dark, fierce & tender, with the promise of salvation & with a deeper & richer vision of love.