The Venetian sanctuary
Jones, Philip Gwynne, 1966-2024
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Venice, June 2020. The city has returned to the Venetians during a merciful pause in the Covid pandemic, and few overseas visitors are to be seen. Yet Dominic Vicari, a British private investigator haunted by loss, has travelled across Europe to the tiny island of San Francesco del Deserto. The ancient monastery there, it is said, was founded by St Francis himself in the 13th century. Its population now consists of five Franciscan brothers and three pilgrims on retreat. Or, rather, two pilgrims and a dead man.Nathan Sutherland is called in when Vicari's broken body is found at the base of the campanile, his death seemingly nothing more than a terrible accident. But Nathan isn't so sure and sets out on an investigation that will reunite him with an old friend and an old adversary, and the discovery of a terrible secret hidden at the heart of the lagoon.
Main title:
The Venetian sanctuary / Philip Gwynne Jones.
Author:
Jones, Philip Gwynne, 1966-, author
Imprint:
London : Constable, 2024.
Collation:
392 pages : maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781408715352 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FICTION
Language:
English
BRN:
3805544