The Sign Of The Weeping Virgin (Five Star Mystery Series) - Plot & Excerpts
Tailors, silk merchants, silversmiths, jewelers, and surgeons jostled one another through the narrow portal and on into the nave, along with menders, shearers, and poor kitchen maids smelling of cooking grease. Prostitutes wearing green cowls with bells on their heads, menders, and fishermen: all opened their fists to release precious coins into Bellincioni's wooden collection box. “Father Abbot wondered how long it would take you to come poking around.” The monk sniffed, rising up a bit taller in his sandals, his voice narrow and haughty. “Buena mattina to you as well,” Guid'Antonio said. “I came poking around the night before last, too. But of course, you know that. I hear the Virgin Mary's weeping.” Bellincioni's face puckered into a frown. “With good reason, too.” Guid'Antonio nudged Amerigo, who squeezed into the throng of humanity pushing into the church. “What good reason is that?” Guid'Antonio said. Bellincioni's flabby chin lifted a notch. “Are you here as a worshipper or as a spy for Lorenzo the Magnificent?”
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