Pistols! Treason! Murder!: The Rise And Fall Of A Master Spy-used Verissimo De Kooning

De Kooning

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Pistols! Treason! Murder!: The Rise And Fall Of A Master Spy-used Verissimo De KooningShortlisted For The Nsw Premier'S History Awards 2007 And The Victorian Premier'S Literary Awards 2008The Year Is 1622. Anxiety Is High In The City Of Venice. Rumors Of Treason Flourish. The Noble Antonio Foscarini Stands Accused And Pays The Ultimate Price. Gerolamo Vano, General Of Spies, Provides The Evidence. But Who Is Really Guilty? By The End Of The Year, Vano Is Swinging From The Gallows In Piazza San Marco, While Foscarini Is Absolved