But Oswald has secrets. He is running away from something in England--a shadow that still haunts him, no matter how much he consoles himself with the delights of Venice. When he finds a dead man at the carnival, he is dragged into a murder investigation that draws him deep into the intrigues of this paranoid, mysterious city.
From the dungeons of the Doge's Palace to the convent-brothel of Santa Lucia, Oswald must search for a murderer...