The Truth Laughes at Midnight is a historical thriller where laughter becomes a weapon—and a single notebook can set Tuscany on fire.
Florence, at the dawn of the 15th century. A wandering jester,
Rinaldo da Pontormo, has spent years disguising truth as comedy: proverbs, nursery rhymes, and mottos that hide numbers, symbols, and invisible messages. Then he is killed, and his most dangerous legacy is thrown like bait into the hands of a young notary:
Matteo degli Albizzi.
What Matteo holds is the
Notebook of Sayings—a leather volume packed with coded lines, heraldic sketches, and numerical keys that can expose traitors, predict attacks, and reveal who is secretly opening Florence’s gates to the
Visconti.
To decipher it, Matteo must rely on the sharp mind (and steady courage) of
Sister Beatrice, while assassins close in and politics turns every whisper into a death sentence.
As the city races toward the
dawn of the ninth day, Matteo discovers the most unsettling truth of all: the notebook isn’t just evidence—it’s a weapon. And whoever controls the code controls the future.
A novel of conspiracies, ciphers, and knife-edge loyalties—guided by a single, irresistible motto:
“He who laughs at everything is a slave to no one.”Perfect for readers who love:- Renaissance intrigue and Italian power struggles
- Codes, hidden messages, and manuscript mysteries
- Fast-paced danger, betrayals, and secret alliances
