The Wolves of Venice
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Her name was Tita Boldini...
I am writing this forty years on from these events. At the beginning I promised you honesty – and I have kept my word. What follows next in my story you will discover in due course; it is enough to state that Marina Castilano returned to Venice; the Dutchman was betrayed to the Inquisition; and Caterina Zucca came more and more under the protection of her guard, Bakita. As for the others - Nikolas Volt, that ally of the feared Adamo Baptista - followed the hapless Lauret to his native France; and Aretino kept collecting secrets and filling his pockets.
I had been an innocent once, but had chosen to be corrupted. So I stood by as the Wolves of Venice gathered from all corners of the city to feed off the new arrivals.
And I waited for the ghetto to claim their revenge.
About the Author
ALEX CONNOR also known as Alexandra Connor, has written several historical novels. She is an artist and has worked in the art world for many years and is also a motivational speaker who is regularly featured on television and BBC radio. She has had a variety of careers including photographic model, journalist and working in a Bond Street art gallery. Alex’s articles appeared in The Times, The Telegraph, Observer, The Daily Mail, and Le Figaro. She published with Newton Compton Cospirazione Caravaggio (2016) and Il dipinto maledetto (2017) and was awarded the Premio Roma 2017 for foreign fiction.
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