Natalia Pavlishcheva is a recognized master of historical detective stories, the total circulation of which has exceeded a million copies. For the first time, the author dedicated an entire book series to the legendary Medici clan - the strongest and richest family of the Middle Ages, whose members at different times became queens of France and Roman palaces. games and intrigues give an idea of the universal model of a person’s ascent to Power, which is not outdated and has not lost its relevance today. The restless Francesco, the nephew of the wealthy patrician Jacopo Pazzi, decided to marry his sister Oretta to an old hunchbacked gardener. The girl hid from the vile “groom” in the monastery. There, the young man Giuliano, a scion of the Medici family at war with the Pazzi, accidentally saw her, and immediately fell madly in love with her. The refined figure, dazzling green eyes, scarlet lips of the young beauty literally drove him crazy. How I want to exclaim: long live love! But the meeting of young people was the beginning of a terrible tragedy. Oretta's father led a secret conspiracy against the Medici family, and Giuliano became his first victim. in love with Pazzi's daughter. His heart, burning with love, was pierced with a dagger nineteen times...