Rich with the luxurious colors and textures of venice the book of unholy mischief delights the senses and breathes fresh life into an age defined by intellectual revival and artistic vibrancy a luminous and seductive novel it is at its heart a high spirited tribute to the fruits of knowledge and the extraordinary power of those who hold its key. Taking a job as a chefs apprentice at the palace of the doge late fifteenth century venice street orphan luciano becomes increasingly suspicious about his masters shadowy past and learns about an ancient book containing a dangerous power. The books its self is like a book of unholy mischief i would recommend it for anybody who likes books full of mystery secrets intrigue and adve published30 12 2008 author elle newmark. Rich with the luxurious colors and textures of venice the book of unholy mischief delights the senses and breathes fresh life into an age defined by intellectual revival and artistic vibrancy a luminous and seductive novel it is at its heart a high spirited tribute to the fruits of knowledge and the extraordinary power of those who hold its key. If you enjoy the writing style of joanne harris and the punch of dan brown then you will appreciate the book of unholy mischief the book is a nicely written coming of age story set in the renaissance period the author does an excellent job portraying the lives of the rich and poor the powerful and weak during this culturally complex time