"Three Fires" is Denise Mina's fictionalized account of Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola and the ravenous fires that tore through Florence, leading to his untimely demise. Savonarola once dreamed of becoming a physician and settling down, but when his career was destroyed, he turned to religion, rising in the ranks to become a man of power. Growing more fanatical, Savonarola believed it was his responsibility to rid the world of luxuries that would tempt his converts and set Florence ablaze in the notable "Bonfire of the Vanities" that claimed priceless items of literature and art. Mira paints a portrait of a man desperate in his commitment to his religion and willing to burn his city down to prove it.
Release date: Aug. 1
