Review: I did not think it was going to be a "Supernatural thriller"
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2012
This was supplied free to read and review.An excellent read it starts with the prologue set in 1508 when the murder of a young girl takes place, the tale then starts in 2011 with a husband and wife team searching for historical objects in the Venetian lagoon. For a large proportion of the book I thought the author's description of "supernatural thriller" was a misnomer as it was about the archaeology and bringing up the daughter "Venetia" in Venice. It is a very good piece of descriptive writing and brings Venice to life with all the bridges and narrow streets. It also shows some of the problems of going to school in a country where you do not speak the language. However I was wrong and everything is slowly developing so that the supernatural element is slowly woven into the story and the tension builds. It is difficult to say more without giving away the plot but for me the story is more about the atmosphere it invokes rather than plot and it is an extremely good read.