Newly-weds Nathan Sutherland and Federica Ravagnan are looking forward to weeks of sunshine and relaxation on the island of Pellestrina in a cottage belonging to Federica's late father Elio. But when the body of an eminent Venetian lawyer is dredged up by a fishing boat members of the close-knit island community start to take an unhealthy interest in the two honeymooners and whispers and rumours begin to circulate about Elio's association with a recently-deceased gang boss. As Federica struggles to comes to terms with her father's troubled legacy Nathan finds himself dragged into the search for the missing proceeds of an unsolved jewellery heist and the unwanted centre of attention of the Mala del Brenta - the Venetian Mafia.

Part of the Venice Mystery Series series.