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The angels of Venice / Philip Gwynne Jones.

by Jones, Philip Gwynne, 1966-

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Constable, 2022.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Political corruption -- Fiction.

Venice (Italy) -- Fiction.

Jones, Philip Gwynne, 1966- Nathan Sutherland ; 6.

9780349429298 (hc.)

404 p. : map ; 24 cm.

"It's the night of 12 November 2019. The worst flooding in 50 years hits the city of Venice. 85% of La Serenissima is underwater. Gale force winds roar across the lagoon and along the narrow streets. And the body of Dr Jennifer Whiteread -- a young British art historian, specialising in the depiction of angels in Venetian painting -- is found floating in a flooded antique bookshop on the Street of the Assassins. As the local police struggle to restore order to a city on its knees, Nathan Sutherland -- under pressure from the British Ambassador and distraught relatives -- sets out into the dark and rain-swept streets in an attempt to discover the truth behind Whiteread's death. The trail leads to the "Markham Foundation", a recent and welcome addition to the list of charities working to preserve the ancient city. Charming, handsome and very, very rich, Giles Markham is a well-known and popular figure in the highest Venetian social circles, and has the ear of both the Mayor and the Patriarch. But a man with powerful friends may also have powerful enemies. And Nathan is about to learn that, in Venice at least, angels come in many forms -- merciful, fallen and vengeful..."--Publisher.

Mystery fiction

Suspense fiction.

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