About the book: 2007 / In the spring of 1498, winter fogs envelop the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore for too long. Since the expulsion of the Medici, popular unrest, fueled by the preaching of Savonarola, has been growing, and when savage murders are committed in the city, the situation becomes threatening. Nicolo Machiavelli decides to investigate and soon finds himself embroiled in one of the biggest scandals of the era. A dark comedy is playing out before our eyes, capable of irreparably disrupting the fragile peace in the city, where people play the role of pawns, bishops, or knights.…