After a scandal upends her life, Maureen Paschal travels to Florence and begins decoding symbols tucked into Renaissance paintings. Clues tied to Lorenzo de' Medici and a foretold bloodline pull her and her companion into a dangerous quest for a spear-linked secret.

Blending art history, religious mystery and thriller pacing, the narrative reconstructs how works by Botticelli, Michelangelo and Donatello conceal messages that reshape what the protagonists—and history—believe. Rival forces with centuries-old motives race to stop the revelations.

Set across present-day Tuscany and the vivid world of Renaissance Italy, the novel highlights close visual reading, archival intrigue and mounting peril as each discovery deepens the mystery.

• Setting: Florence & Tuscany
• Themes: Renaissance art, prophecy, Medici intrigue
• Tone: suspenseful, scholarly, atmospheric

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