Winner of the Silver Ippy Award 2009 for best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller book
"Could not put it down. The vivid scenes of Venice were delightful, the characters and the twists and turns were a real page turner. I finished reading it in two evenings and found myself wanting more." —Susan Furman, author, The Matchmaker and A Special Star: My Journey with Lucy
"Seductive. Lush. Snappy. An intimate story and intriguing characters drawn by an author who obviously knows Venice well." —TJ Fisher, author, Hearsay from Heaven and Hades: New Orleans Secrets of Sinners and Saints and Orléans Embrace
"Peter Grant is clearly patterned after the ever-suave Cary Grant . . . The Venice setting is splendidly descriptive . . . pleasantly entertaining" —Mysterious Reviews
New York art sleuth Peter Grant and his capricious, estranged wife Claire find themselves deeply enmeshed in an intriguing yet deadly web of Venetian politics and crime in this tale of the privileged and powerful, the beautiful and the cursed. Peter is summoned to Venice by Lloyds of London to recover an original, priceless Giovanni Bellini masterpiece stolen from an Austrian archduke’s 17th-century palazzo. Under the charm, elegance, and decadence of Venice, Peter pursues reconciliation with Claire only to find himself immersed in debauchery, theft, and murder. Calling upon his unique brand of savoir faire, Peter narrowly escapes capture and is able to track down the painting and the missing artifact. As both objects slip through his grasp, he discovers that Claire is about to become the next murder victim. Amid a series of perverse twists and turns, Peter must manage to untangle the mystery and unmask an unexpected villain before striking again.
Donald G. Geddes, III is the author of numerous short stories. He lives in Reston, Virginia.
Mystery
240 pages, Cloth, 6 x 9
Distribution Rights: WOR
$7.99 (CAN $8.99)
9780977351497 (0977351491) Pub Date: October 2008
Morgana Press