Fools' Gold [electronic resource] : Gregory, Philippa.
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TextPublication details: [S.l.] : Simon Pulse, 2014Description: 1 online resource; 1 online resource (384 p.)ISBN: 9781442476929; 1442476923Subject(s): Church history -- Young adult fiction | Love -- Young adult fiction | Adventure and adventurers -- Young adult fiction | Supernatural -- Young adult fiction | Secret societies -- Young adult fiction | Venice (Italy) -- History -- 15th century -- Young adult fiction | Italy -- History -- 1268-1492 -- Young adult fictionGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: [Fic] LOC classification: PZ7.G86236 | G744 2014Summary: All that glitters may well be gold in the third book in the Order of Darkness quartet filled with intrigue, mystery, and romance, from #1 New York Times Tasked to expose a coin counterfeiting scheme, Luca and Isolde travel to Venice just in time for Carnival. Amid the masks, parties, and excitement, the romantic attraction between the two reaches a new intensity that neither can deny. Their romance is interrupted by the arrival of the alchemist, who may be the con artist they?ve been looking for. But as Luca starts to investigate the original charge, the alchemist reveals his true goal?he plans to create the Philosopher?s Stone, a mystical substance said to be capable of turning base metals into gold and producing the elixir of life. With pounds of undocumented gold coins and an assistant who claims to be decades older than she appears, all evidence points to the possibility that the alchemist has succeeded in his task. But as Luca and Isolde get closer to the truth, they discover that reality may be more sinister than they ever could have imagined.
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All that glitters may well be gold in the third book in the Order of Darkness quartet filled with intrigue, mystery, and romance, from #1 New York Times Tasked to expose a coin counterfeiting scheme, Luca and Isolde travel to Venice just in time for Carnival. Amid the masks, parties, and excitement, the romantic attraction between the two reaches a new intensity that neither can deny. Their romance is interrupted by the arrival of the alchemist, who may be the con artist they?ve been looking for. But as Luca starts to investigate the original charge, the alchemist reveals his true goal?he plans to create the Philosopher?s Stone, a mystical substance said to be capable of turning base metals into gold and producing the elixir of life. With pounds of undocumented gold coins and an assistant who claims to be decades older than she appears, all evidence points to the possibility that the alchemist has succeeded in his task. But as Luca and Isolde get closer to the truth, they discover that reality may be more sinister than they ever could have imagined.
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