{"product_id":"the-four-deadly-seasons-9781917705394","title":"The Four Deadly Seasons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA centuries-old score. A city built on secrets. A melody that kills.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a celebrated music impresario is found dead in Venice-his body slumped in the hot house of a remote palazzo, a cryptic musical interval in his hand-rumours swirl around a rediscovered manuscript: the original score for \u003cem\u003eThe Four Seasons\u003c\/em\u003e, penned in Vivaldi's own hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut is it a masterpiece lost to time or a masterful forgery?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArnold Clover, a reclusive British archivist seeking peace in the city on the lagoon, is reluctantly drawn into the mystery. Hired to authenticate the deadly manuscript, Arnold finds himself at the centre of a chilling conspiracy that spirals through shadowy music chambers, forgotten archives, and bloodstained Venetian alleyways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the seasons change, so does the tempo of the killings. With each movement of Vivaldi's immortal concerto, another victim falls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo stop the music, Arnold must unravel a trail of coded messages, heretical symbols, and the unholy legend of the \u003cem\u003ediabolus in musica\u003c\/em\u003e, a sound once believed to summon the Devil himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA taut, elegant thriller steeped in music, myth, and murder, \u003cem\u003eThe Four Deadly Seasons\u003c\/em\u003e is perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Robert Harris, and Donna Leon.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Arnold Clover is back in his finest adventure yet. A rollicking, operatic read from a writer who both loves and understands the city.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Philip Gwynne Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5313180\"\u003eDavid Hewson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloodhound Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917705394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1917705395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022060\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Historical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC031020\"\u003eThrillers | Historical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC107000\"\u003eWorld Literature | Italy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloodhound Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44421244125323,"sku":"9781917705394","price":17.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_d94d19de-48eb-4129-82f5-ae395b1975cc.jpg?v=1761661299","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-four-deadly-seasons-9781917705394","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}