Scatterbrain needs help!

[Perdita]

I saw a novel in Waterstones about a month ago which looked really good but I've forgotten what it was called and who wrote it. :rolleyes:
It was set in Renaissance Italy and was narrated by Machiavelli, Da Vinci and (I think) someone from the Borgia family.
I know it's a long shot due to lack of detail but has anyone heard of this book? Any ideas or clues much appreciated.

[MLE]

perhaps you saw Paul Strathern's the Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior (http://www.amazon.com/Artist-Philosopher-Warrior-Intersecting-Machiavelli/dp/0553807528/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1312758915&sr=1-1)? If isn't a novel, but a triple biography. It caught my eye too, so I put it on my wish list.

[MLE]

Just checked for novels and it's likely the Ground is Burning (http://www.amazon.com/Ground-Burning-Samuel-Black/dp/0571269400) by Samuel Black. Not available on this side of the pond, as you can see from the Amazon link.

[Perdita]

That's exactly the one, The Ground is Burning. Thank you so much MLE, you're a star! I was asking the shop assistants and they had no idea what I was talking about. Thanks again!