Ascension

by Gregory Dowling

Book Overview

When a young tour guide, Alvise Marangon, offers to help an English Grand Tourist, little does he know that it will lead to his being embroiled in blackmail and conspiracy. To add to his woes, he is then forcibly recruited into the city's powerful secret service to investigate a murder case. A reluctant spy he may be, but he is a gifted one.

Amidst the world of gambling dens and courtesans, something momentous is being planned for the Feast...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250108527
• ISBN13: 9781250108524
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Interesting murder mystery in Venice, Italy

This was an interesting murder mystery set in Venice, Italy in the 1749. I have spent quite a bit of time in Venice and enjoyed taking a walk through the city in another time. An unusual thing about the writing and dialog in the book is the use of Venetian instead of Italian words - there is a Venetian glossary on the back of the book. I also enjoyed the main character's sense of humor which also struck me as very Venetian.