A Death in Venice

<p><strong>Stunning views across the Grand Canal and a hotel suite fit for royalty... Lady Eleanor Swift is having a jolly good time on her Italian vacation, until a gondola ride is cut murderously short!</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>1924. Lady Eleanor Swift</strong> has been on a grand tour around Italy for a month with her butler <strong>Clifford</strong>. Finally arriving in Venice, she's thrilled to be attending the famous carnival: all that's needed is the perfect bejewelled costume for her faithful bulldog, <strong>Gladstone</strong>. But on her first gondola ride to take in the sights, a passenger collapses into the canal with a knife sticking out of his back.</p><p> </p><p>Eleanor saw an argument break out between the gondolier and the victim, <strong>Councillor Benetto Vendelini</strong>, and it turns out they're rivals from the city's two great families. Vendelini's murder is sure to reignite their centuries-long feud. While attending a glitzy ball that night, Eleanor learns of a plot to steal a precious family heirloom from the Vendelini household. <strong>Is the stolen item the key to solving this baffling murder?</strong></p><p> </p><p>In this floating city of tiny winding alleyways, Eleanor traces the missing heirloom to an antiques dealer in a far-flung corner of town. <strong>But when her handbag is snatched by a cloaked thief, she realises the murderer is dangerously close. Can Eleanor unmask this most cunning of killers, before she joins the other victims at the bottom of the Grand Canal?</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>An utterly gripping historical murder mystery set in Italy, full of intrigue and charming characters. Fans of T.E. Kinsey, Agatha Christie and Catherine Coles will be totally hooked by <em>A Death in Venice</em>!</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Readers adore Verity Bright:</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>'I am <strong>hooked! This is the best book that I have read this year</strong>... An extremely <strong>witty, fast-paced</strong> mystery... <strong>I love the heroine</strong>, intrepid adventuress... <strong>A most enjoyable read!</strong>' <em>Reviews by Carol in Tallahassee</em> ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️</p><p> </p><p>'<strong>Can I give it six stars please?</strong>... <strong>Pretty much perfect</strong>... Bright has the <strong>amazing</strong> gift of bringing the reader into that world where the <strong>characters are alive</strong>.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️</p><p> </p><p>'<strong>What a wild ride it is!</strong>... <strong>Gripping</strong>... This book is what would happen if <strong><em>Downton Abbey</em> and Agatha Christie had a baby</strong>. <strong>Fun, fast-paced</strong> read with <strong>lots of charm!</strong>' <em>The Literary Wife</em></p><p> </p><p>'<strong>I was literally on the edge of my seat until the last page</strong> trying to figure out the mystery. It's an <strong>adorable</strong>, <strong>captivating</strong> book.' <em>Washington Life Magazine</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>'<strong>OMG! What an incredible read!</strong>... When I <strong>devour</strong> a book this quickly it only means one thin I was so enraptured that <strong>I couldn't put it down!</strong>' <em>Celebrating Authors</em> ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️</p><p> </p><p>'<strong>A fabulous cosy read!</strong>... I <strong>absolutely adored this book!</strong>... Kept me guessing right up to the very end.' <em>@my_reading_narnia</em> ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p><br></p>