Let’s see if these twisty, turny clues reveal all or lead you astray!
This mystery character feeds the flame of a great grudge and will use it to bring down a person once both admired and revered.
The friendship and then tragic betrayal that occurs between these central characters unfolds in La Serenissima and takes place amid the highest echelons of power.
Lust, jealousy, prejudice and violence propel this story as our mystery character spins a traitorous web of lies and distrust.
This mystery character will be undone by a loved one and their treachery exposed but the tragic damage will have been irrevocably done.
When you know who the mystery character is and what work of fiction they appeared in, email me at: kmiller@mpr.org. I’ll answer all mystery character guesses until 5 p.m. on Monday.
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