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Death in the Floating City by Tasha Alexander. A Lady Emily Mystery.
Review summary: The author makes 19th century Venice come alive in this historical whodunit, with its palaces and canals, its people and traditions. The mystery is interesting and well crafted, if also a little convoluted, spanning several centuries of familial conflict. Still, it is Lady Emily and her resourcefulness that makes the journey to the site of her investigation worthwhile. (Click here for text of full review.)
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Death in the Floating City
Tasha Alexander
A Lady Emily Mystery
Minotaur Books (October 2012)
Publisher synopsis: Years ago, Emily's childhood nemesis, Emma Callum, scandalized polite society when she eloped to Venice with an Italian count. But now her father-in-law lies murdered, and her husband has vanished. There's no one Emma can turn to for help but Emily, who leaves at once with her husband, the dashing Colin Hargreaves, for Venice. There, her investigations take her from opulent palazzi to slums, libraries, and bordellos. Emily soon realizes that to solve the present day crime, she must first unravel a centuries old puzzle. But the past does not give up its secrets easily, especially when these revelations might threaten the interests of some very powerful people.
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