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Simon & Schuster Audio, December 2008
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ISBN-10: 0743578066
ISBN-13: 9780743578066
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Elle Newmark's richly seductive prose brings to life the color and scandal of fifteenth-century Venice. Through Luciano, a street urchin apprenticed to a great chef in the palace of the doge, Newmark tells a wicked tale of political and papal intrigue. In Venice where every whisper is a secret or a lie, Luciano's initiation into the chef's spicy world makes for deliciously suspenseful listening.
The Book of Unholy Mischief is more than terrific historical drama; its a love story, an investigation into ancient religious secrets that haunt us today, and its a story of intrigue replete with pulse-pounding chase scenes, murderous assassins, torture chambers and conniving, desperate characters. It's beautifully written, authentically detailed, and fiendishly well plotted. Listeners will want their friends to read or listen to it so they can talk about it over dinner in their favorite Italian restaurant.
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How did you come to write this book?
I love Venice, my father is an Italian chef, and I like mysteries with something to say. I like juicy books
Denver Post, May 3, 2009
...slitting your wrists. 'I was tired, I was watching this TV rerun and I was very bitter,' says Elle Newmark, author of the new novel, 'The Book of Unholy Mischief' (December 2008, Simon & Schuster). 'Then I thought, 'Hey! That's what I want: ...
Telegraph, March 24, 2009
...plotting and buckets of gore are enhanced by his unfamiliar choice of period. Nasty, fun and educational. The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark 402pp, Doubleday, £12.99 Buy now for £11.99 (plus £1.25 p&p) from Telegraph Books That ...
Valley Roadrunner, February 13, 2009
...The career of author Elle Newmark of Valley Center is nothing less than phenomenal. She has been promoting her new novel The Book of Unholy Mischief throughout the United States and Europe. During her promotional ...
New York Times, January 31, 2009
...of publishers and finally self-published as The Bones of the Dead, the novel attracted attention when its author, Elle Newmark, organized a virtual launch party, inviting thousands of online guests to enjoy music, food for thought and party ...
International Herald Tribune, January 30, 2009
...The Book Of Unholy Mischief By Elle Newmark. 372 pages. Atria Books. $26. The story of how 'The Book of Unholy Mischief' came to be is the stuff of fiction itself. Turned ...
Book Reporter, January 23, 2009
...chef proud of him, since he realizes that he took a big chance on a hopeless young thief. Elle Newmark writes with the fluidity of cream, the boldness of garlic and the astounding creativity of fresh ingredients mixed well. It comes together ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 16, 2009
...Elle Newmark will be at Harry W. Schwartz in Mequon on Tuesday to discuss her first novel, 'The Book of Unholy Mischief.' more photos Elle Newmark will be at Harry W ...
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