City of Silver

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In Potos , the richest city in the Western Hemisphere, Inez de la Morada, the bewitching, cherished daughter of the rich and powerful Mayor, mysteriously dies at the convent of Santa Isabella de los Santos Milagros, where she had fled in defiance of her father It looks as though the girl committed suicide, but Mother Abbess Maria Santa Hilda believes her innocent and has her buried at the convent in sacred ground Fray Ubaldo DaTriesta, local Commissioner of the Inquisition, has been keeping an eye on the Abbess, who is too Protestant for his tastes, and this action may be just what he needs to convince the lazy, cowardly Bishop to punish her At the same time, Potos finds its prosperity threatened The King of Spain has discovered that the coins the city has been circulating throughout the world are not pure silver and is sending his top prosecutor and the Grand Inquisitor to mete out punishment With the imminent arrival of the Spanish officials, many have reason to prove their loyalty, and keep hidden the crimes and sins they ve committed With her life at stake, Maria Santa Hilda finds herself in a race against time to prove the true cause of Inez s death, aided by her fellow sisters, a Jesuit priest with a dark secret from his past, and a tomboyish girl who s run to the convent to avoid an unwanted marriage Together they will discover that Inez was not the girl she seemed, and that greed has no limits Annamaria Alfieri writes with astounding detail, showing an appreciation for the complexities and social nuances of this intriguing time in Latin American history when politicians, religious leaders, and an indigenous people all competed for power and survival in the thin mountain air of the Andes. Free Read City of Silver Author Annamaria Alfieri For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Rating 2.75 of fiveAn historical mystery set in seventeenth century Peru, certainly an unusual choice for an author, was completely irresistible to me the day I stumbled across it in the liberry.Sadly, I ended the 315 page read wishing I d resisted It s not a bad book, really, but it s ponderous The pacing problem that plagues many an historical mystery was amply demonstrated heremurders happened, but seemingly without emotional affect or effect It ...Set in 1650, Potosi Peru City of Silver A Mystery beautifully blends a mystery, historic Catholic doctrine, 17th century sexism and racism As it IS 1650, women are expected to obey their men and do what is what they are told or Else The Spaniard occupiers treat the Peruvian natives like slaves or worse However, that does not mean all of the women or natives are like sheep, on the contrary Annamaria Alfieri does a excellent job portraying the Catholic Church and all its pageantry as well as Set in 1650, Potosi Peru City of Silver A Mystery beautifully blends a mystery, historic Catholic doctrine, 17th century sexism and racism As it IS 1650, women are expected to obey their men and do what is what they are told or Else The Spaniard occupiers treat the Peruvian natives like slaves or worse However, that does not mean all of the women or natives are like sheep, on the contrary Annamaria Alfieri does a excellent job portraying the Catholic Church and all its pageantry as wel...Potosi had a Spanish soul proud, greedy, cruel, and noble It had beauty Grandeur Chaos Potosi is the location of Alfieri s terrific historical mystery, City of Silver This murder mystery is set in 1650 in the then Peruvian city nestled against a silver rich mountain that made the city one of the wealthiest places in not only the new world, but the entire world The story revolves around the discovery of girl found dead in a room of a convent She s naked, the door is locked, there s no Potosi had a Spanish soul proud, greedy, cruel, and noble It had beauty Grandeur Chaos Potosi is the location of Alfieri s terrific historical mystery, City of Silver This murder mystery is set in 1650 in the then Peruvian city nestled against a silver rich mountain that made the city one of the wealthiest places in not only the new world, but the entire world The story revolves around the discovery of girl found dead in a room of a convent She s naked, the door is locked, there s no other entrance, and no apparent cause ...It s an emergency Having read this, I must go to Potosi in Bolivia to see the most perfectly preserved Spanish Baroque city in the world And what a story naughty nuns, the Spanish Inquisition, incest, cross dressing, and a mountain of silver what else does one needGood little historical mystery set in Potosi, the focal point of Spain s colony during the 17th century due to it s incredible wealth of silver The characters are intriguing, period details vivid, and it makes me long to revisit this charming town in Bolivia that I visited so long ago.In the heart of modern day Bolivia used to stand the 17th century Spanish city of Potsoi, fourteen thousand feet above the equator, built at the base of a mountain containing the worlds largest silver mine A largely forgotten place now, but in 1650, the year this mystery is set, thecity had dominated the economic life of the planet for nearly a century.But that domination is under threat It is discovered that the currency is being systematically debased, so the king sends a representative t In the heart of modern day Bolivia used to stand the 17th century Spanish city of Potsoi, fourteen thousand feet above the equator, built at the base of a mountain containing the worlds largest silver mine A largely forgotten place now, but in 1650, the year this mystery is set, thecity had dominated the economic life of the planet for nearly a century.But that domination is under threat I...Talk about sense of place Potosi in Alto Peru now Bolovia in the mid 1600s, one of the highest cities in colonial Spain Bleak, isolated, windy, thin air Always the thin air Formed around the rich silver mine, the city runs on silver and is one of the empire s richest cities In the middle of nowhere, the Potosinos think they re the center of the world The Potosinos are like a great big dysfunctional family, always gossiping, fighting and plotting with each other Enter the Inquisition and Talk about sense of place Potosi in Alto Peru now Bolovia in the mid 1600s, one of the highest cities in colonial S...City of Silver by Annamaria Alfieri really was a fast moving, intensely drawing book It s set in 17th century Peru and definitely a mystery Very quickly two murders happened and one in particular badly needed solving for reasons of political comfort First came an Inca miner doing some under the table work for some unidentified someone, then the daughter of a wealthy family which opened other questions making people quite uncomfortable The setting is an era of strict rules, which at least pu City of Silver by Annamaria Alfieri really was a fast moving, intensely drawing book It s set in 17th century Peru and definitely a mystery Very quickly two murders happened and one in particular badly needed solving for reasons of political comfort First came an Inca miner doing some under the table work for some unidentified someone, then the daughter of a wealthy family which opened other questions making people quite unco...Inez de la Morada is the daughter of Francisco Morada, the Mayor of Potosi Potosi is a city of many riches Inez has found the man she wants to marry Her father disapproves of her choice Inez seeks shelter at the convent, Santa Isabella de los Santos Milagros Mother Abbess Maria Santa Hilda takes a liking to Inez and watches over her When M...A good mystery set in a historical silver city, with conquistadores and Spanish Dons and Donas The mystery was sound, the solution believable, and the villain caught However, the writing was difficult to read it tended towards pontification Perhaps because of this, I was unable to get deep enough into the story to feel that the chief villain was really all that bad I was left with a feeling that the victim was aiming for trouble that started with her grandfather, and that the main cast was A good mystery set in a historical silver city, with conquistadores and Spani...

City of Silver
  • English
  • 03 July 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 336 pages
  • 031238386X
  • Annamaria Alfieri
  • City of Silver