Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Cast of Characters xi
6. Timeline xv
7. Introduction 1
8. BOLOGNA
9. 1. Airing Dirty Linen 19
10. 2. A Tale of Two Sisters 39
11. 3. The Soldier of Misfortune and the Tailor’s Son 63
12. 4. A Grave Mistake 83
13. 5. Pas devant les Domestiques 97
14. 6. Novus Homo 111
15. 7. Light at the Top of the Stairs 127
16. ROME
17. 8. Dragnet 145
18. 9. Cat and Mouse Games 157
19. 10. Home Court Advantage 173
20. BOLOGNA
21. 11. “In This Town They’re All Malicious Liars!” 185
22. 12. “I Don’t Know This Suor Laura Vittoria!” 201
23. 13. “Se Sarà Fatto Pamphilio / I Barberini Andrano in Esilio” 217
24. 14 .“A Few Days in Jail for Love of Me” 227
25. 15. Return to the Scene of the Crime 237
26. 16. “A Gentleman Never Tells” 255
27. 17. Unfinished Business 271
28. Epilogue 281
29. Abbreviations 291
30. Notes 293
31. Selected Bibliography 321
32. Index 325