Assignment Milan

Nico Argenti series book 3

Praise for Assignment Milan

… the book comes alive with rustic, bawdy prose that shines with authenticity.

… readers are immersed in both an excellent reconstruction of a historical age and a gripping whodunnit. In these chapters, the plot piques curiosity and is well-paced with lots of descriptive period details and convincing dialogue.

ASSIGNMENT MILAN transports readers to Renaissance Italy in this absorbing and captivating third outing for newly qualified Florentine lawyer, Nico Argenti.

                                 –Indie Reader Review

                   Book 3 of the Nico Argenti series

Two cities at odds. Can one determined man stop a treacherous plot to undermine Florence?

Renaissance Italy, 1464. Young lawyer Nico Argenti is assigned to a newly formed commission with two other men,  a seasoned criminal investigator and a military hero. He moves quickly when a Florentine banker mysteriously goes missing in Milan.

Nico petitions the Milanese courts and argues for permission to investigate inside the unwelcoming city-state. But when the disappearance shockingly turns into murder and conspiracy, he jumps in to uncover the plot targeting the heart of the Florentine Republic.

Can Nico prevent an underhanded scheme from destroying his beloved city?

Assignment Milan is the suspenseful third book in the award winning Nico Argenti historical mystery series. If you like good guys with high principles, thrilling political intrigue, and well-paced action, then you’ll love this grippingly authentic whodunit.

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The Blackest Time discussion questions

 

How did the book change your assumptions about the time of the Black Plague?

Which aspects of the story relate to our time? Which don’t?

Was there a specific decision made by a character in the book that struck you as particularly admirable or foolish?

Which turning points in the story were under the control of characters? Which were unavoidable?

Of those who escaped the disease itself, how were people in the various classes of Florentine society affected by the plague?

What were Gino’s impressions of Florence when he first arrived in the city and how did they change over time?

What measures did Florentines use to protect themselves from the plague? How do they compare to the steps we took to protect ourselves from Covid?

Florentines were devout Christians who believed in the mythical goddess Fortuna and in witchcraft. How did those beliefs lead to various explanations of the plague? Do we have dual beliefs today?

Does Professor Vianello’s prediction based on planetary conjuctions differ from today’s belief in astrology?

Who cared for the poor in medieval times? How does that differ from our practices today?