Title: The madman of Venice
Description: The London home of Matthew Ashby is visited by the beautiful, famous half-Venetian musician, Emilia Lanier, begging him for help. A young Venetian girl, Sarah, has been accused of witchcraft by a wealthy merchant's wife, and has since disappeared. Is she in hiding? Or worse - kidnapped or murdered? So with his daughter, Celia, and his clerk, Ned, Matthew Ashby sets off for Venice and into a greater mystery than could ever be imagined.
Subjects: Witchcraft, Juvenile fiction, History, Kidnapping, Fiction, Pirates, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Missing persons, fiction, Venice (italy), fiction
Places: Italy, Venice, Venice (Italy)
Time periods: 17th century, 1508-1797