Crammed with physical action and romance galore, this lively novel will make your blood tingle. It all takes place in fifteenth-century Florence, as exciting a period and setting as any in history. Uriel Modena, the crippled and embittered son of Cosimo the Magnificent, now head of the city, arrives from Spain to try to overthrow the government and set himself up in his father's place. Conflict arises between Uriel and Gano Grande, head of Cosimo's mercenaries, who immediately senses danger in this little tyrant who appears outwardly so weak. There is no rest for the reader until this intensely dramatic conflict comes to a climax, and the courageous and popular Gano, with the help of the city treasurer and his enchanting daughter Lisa, saves the city from the wiles of the unctuous Uriel. This literally teems with thrills, intrigue and a colorful cast of characters.