Paolo Lanzotti

Born in Venice. Graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua. Teacher, first of philosophy, then of Italian. Currently retired. He still resides in Venice, but lives between Venice and Padua.
He published the novels I guardiani della laguna (2021), Le ragioni dell’ombra (2022), Le carte segrete della Serenissima (2023) and L’alchimista della laguna (2024) for Tre60.

The Alchemist of the Lagoon

An apparent suicide. A satanic ceremony. A cursed house. Marco Leon’s new investigation.

The secret papers of the Serenissima

Venice, June 1753. On the evening of his birthday, after a few too many drinks, Dr. Augusto Florian, a former doctor in the service of the Inquisition, finds the body of a dying man and catches a glimpse of his killer on the run. After unsuccessfully trying to save the unfortunate…

The guardians of the lagoon

Venice, 1753. During carnival Marco Leon, a secret agent of the State Inquisition, investigates a double murder that occurred in the Sant’Angelo Theater during a performance of Goldoni’s Locandiera. The two victims, a young patrician and a company actor, are…