Venice has always held a special place in my heart, ever since my parents used to rent a little villa in Treviso, half an hour outside the city, when I was a teenager. They’d drive across the causeway, park and give my brother and me some money. “See you at five o’clock,” they’d say, and we were free to wander, explore, buy gelato. I’ve been back many times since, including reading through lots of history books in the library of the Correr Museum last summer. And every time, I find the city takes my breath away. It is indeed La Serenissima.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Rhys Bowen is the New York Times bestselling author of more than forty novels, including Above the Bay of Angels , The Victory Garden , The Tuscan Child , and the World War II–based In Farleigh Field , the winner of the Macavity and Left Coast Crime Awards for Best Historical Mystery Novel and the Agatha Award for Best Historical Mystery. Bowen’s work has won twenty honors to date, including multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards. Her books have been translated into many languages, and she has fans around the world. A transplanted Brit, Bowen divides her time between California and Arizona. To learn more about the author, visit www.rhysbowen.com .