H.A. Corby's Blog

Hi all you historical fiction fans!
My book, When Angels Fall A Benedetti Renaissance Mystery is a FREE Amazon kindle download - August 17 and 18.

Race along the passageways of love, murder, treachery and betrayal and discover what evil wraps its feathery arms of evil around the women of Florence.

Hi everyone! check out this story I wrote about finding Paradise - the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Italy. You have to go there sometime! Put it in your bucket list!

http://womensthoughts.co.uk/?s=aeolia...

Hi all you crime fans.

My next book, Wall of Silence The Succession will be out later this year.

A mafia wife must, when her husband is murdered, follow Camorra tradition and take control of her husband’s empire and exact revenge, but hunting his killer results in an unconventional outcome.

Hi everyone!
You can read about me and my journey in Italy on Italy Magazine.

http://www.italymagazine.com/featured...

My apologies to all of those who entered my giveaway then flagged as spam, my offer to buy the book at a discount. I thought the idea of Giveaways and Goodreads was for author's to promote their books.

Again, sincerest apologies to all of you that felt the need to complain after entering the Giveaway.

It does cost the author a lot of money to ship books all over the world for free.

Saluti!

Congratulations to the 10 lucky winners of a free copy of When Angels Fall A Benedetti Renaissance Mystery.

Your books will be shipped this week so hang tight.

I do hope you enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Please, remember to offer a review!

Saluti from Italy

Hi everyone!

I am giving away 10 free books this week for Mother's Day of When Angels Fall a Benedetti Renaissance Mystery.

Treat yourself or mom to a trip back in time to Renaissance Florence.

Read a review from Reader's Favourite here:
Reviewed by Ioana Marza for Readers' Favorite

Hillary Corby’s “When Angels Fall: A Benedetti Renaissance Mystery” is an absorbing mystery tale set in 15th century Florence. When Emiliano Benedetti, a young physician working at the abbey’s infirmary, finds the dead body of Pope Sixtus’ niece by a river, he is drawn into events that would change his life forever. Women are killed, love affairs blossom and fade, and the dreaded condottieri who are sent to investigate come and go; all this against the atmospheric background of Firenze in da Vinci’s time. Add to this a well-constructed detective story that does not reveal the murderer until the end, sprinkled with examples of the state of medical science in Renaissance Italy (Emiliano is a keen dissectionist) and the result is a book I thoroughly enjoyed.

Hillary Corby’s deep knowledge of Florence shows in many details throughout the book and enables her to create the ambiance convincingly. Hillary had clearly done plenty of research into medical matters in order to describe the occasional scientific details with credibility. There are a few scenes describing dissections or changes of the body in death that are not for the faint-hearted. However, these are not gratuitous. They confer realism, put Emiliano’s profession and interests into perspective as well as conveying the full enormity of the crimes. Such scenes also steer away from any chance of falling into an overly sweet romantic tone, keeping it balanced yet complex and always enjoyable. “When Angels Fall” will appeal to wide audiences, whether you like historical, romantic plots or detective stories. If the title is a clue, the premise has been set for developing a successful series and I would happily read the next instalment.