Casanova and the Faceless Woman

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Introducing The Inspector of Strange and Unusual Deaths. The first in a series of historical thrillers for fans of The Ashes of London and The Devil in the Marshalsea. THE OLD WORLD IS CRUMBLING Outside the gates of the magnificent Palace of Versailles, the city of Paris sits mired in squalor and crime. One night a body is found with ghastly mutilations that shock even the hardened city watch. SPIES ARE ALL AROUND The Inspector for Strange and Unexplained Deaths investigates this macabre outrage, and the clues he finds draw him into a deadly web of intrigue, bringing him face-to-face with the notorious adventurer and seducer, Giacomo Casanova. A SECRET STRUGGLE RAGES As a second butchered corpse is discovered, the Inspector finds his revolutionary past exposed and his life in grave danger. Can he pick a path between the factions secretly warring for control of the throne and find a way to the truth?