The author combines pleasant characters with erudite art commentary in this mystery set in Venice, Italy. When Louise Masterson, a member of the famous Titian Committee, is found stabbed to death in a Venetian public garden, General Bottando of Rome's Art Theft Squad sends Flavia di Stefano to the Floating City to assist the local police. The locals think Masterson was killed by a mugger but Flavia has her own ideas ...
