Da Vinci's Demons

This book overturns ideas about the greatest titan of the Renaissance—and the TV series of the same name has beaten the ratings of “Borgia” and “The Tudors”! In this gripping novel, Leonardo da Vinci appears not as a gray-haired genius, but as a young wunderkind, a prankster, a brawler, and a fugitive who has been arrested and is on the run—whose stormy youth coincided with the brilliant and bloody era of the Renaissance. Falsely accused of murder and sodomy, pulled into big politics, falling in love with a beautiful and deadly dangerous stranger—perhaps a papal spy, perhaps an hired assassin—Leo must uncover not only a series of ingenious murders, but also a secret plot against the Medici. What dark shadows are hiding in the terrifying dungeons of Florence? Who is trying to resurrect a bloody cult of ancient gods and sacrifice an entire city? Can Leonardo save thousands of lives and save his own head? What price is he willing to pay for love? And will he overcome the demons that torment his rebellious soul?