Davide Cossu

Davide Cossu was born in Cagliari in 1987. Passionate about film and literature, he studied Creative Writing at the Holden School in Turin after graduating in Philosophy.

The Fifth Seal (Newton Compton, 2023), his debut novel, was the winner of the Bancarella Selection Award 2023. Also published by Newton Compton: The Castle of Conspiracies (2024) and The Scarlet Prince’s Enigma (2026).

The Scarlet Prince’s Enigma

Venice is a labyrinth of shadows. Amid cruel festivities, deceit, and betrayal, Leon Battista Alberti is called upon to undertake a perilous mission: to save an innocent life and, with it, the fortunes of the Serenissima.

The Castle of Conspiracies

A murder with an obscure motive brings to light ancient secrets of the Este family. A new investigation for Leon Battista Alberti.

The fifth seal

Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance, is bathed in blood Florence, 1439. During the sensitive ecumenical council, a disturbing event threatens to create further dangerous tensions between the Latin and Greek churches: a Greek delegate, barely 20 years old, plummets from the dome…