{"product_id":"venetian-gothic-9781472129741","title":"Venetian Gothic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A riveting story of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edeception and corruption'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A must for all Italy lovers''\u003c\/b\u003e David Hewson\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEven the most beautiful city on earth has a dark side . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is November 2nd, 2017. All Souls Day. On the Day of the Dead, the citizens of Venice make their way to the cemetery island of San Michele to pay their respects to the departed. When an empty coffin is unearthed in the English section of the graveyard,  a day of quiet reflection for Nathan Sutherland becomes a journey into the dark past of a noble Venetian family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA British journalist, investigating the events of forty years previously, disappears. A young tourist - with an unhealthy interest in Venice''s abandoned islands - is found drowned in the icy lagoon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA terrible secret is about to be brought to light, and a deadly reckoning awaits on Venice''s Isle of the Dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Philip Gwynne Jones\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting story of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edeception and corruption . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA chilling image of Venice in the winter shutdown is softened by Italian home \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecooking and copious intakes of prosecco\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Phillip Gwynne Jones:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unputdownable thriller\u003c\/b\u003e -- Gregory Dowling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClever and great fun\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePure pleasure\u003c\/b\u003e * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperb \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e always gripping, beautifully constructed and vivid\u003c\/b\u003e -- Stephen Glover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGwynne Jones' entertaining take on his beloved Venice is as delightful as a Spritz by the Rialto - a must for all Italy lovers\u003c\/b\u003e -- David Hewson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn irresistible concoction of crime and culture\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSinister and shimmering . . . as haunting and darkly elegant as Venice itself\u003c\/b\u003e -- L. S. Hilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Venetian setting is vividly described\u003c\/b\u003e * Literary Review *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371947368791,"sku":"9781472129741","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472129741.jpg?v=1782121786","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/venetian-gothic-9781472129741","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}