Death in the Floating City -- Tasha Alexander

<p><i>The Huffington Post</i> calls <i>Tears of Pearl</i> author Tasha Alexander one to watch--and read and <i>Death in the Floating City</i>, her new Lady Emily mystery set in Venice, proves it <p/>Years ago, Emily's childhood nemesis, Emma Callum, scandalized polite society when she eloped to Venice with an Italian count. But now her father-in-law lies murdered, and her husband has vanished. There's no one Emma can turn to for help but Emily, who leaves at once with her husband, the dashing Colin Hargreaves, for Venice. There, her investigations take her from opulent palazzi to slums, libraries, and bordellos. Emily soon realizes that to solve the present day crime, she must first unravel a centuries old puzzle. But the past does not give up its secrets easily, especially when these revelations might threaten the interests of some very powerful people.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Tasha Alexander<br><b>Publisher:</b> St. Martins Press-3PL<br><b>Published:</b> 07/30/2013<br><b>Pages:</b> 336<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.63lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.23h x 5.54w x 0.89d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781250029768<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><p>TASHA ALEXANDER attended the University of Notre Dame, where she signed on as an English major in order to have a legitimate excuse for spending all her time reading. She lived in Amsterdam, London, Wyoming, Vermont, Connecticut, and Tennessee before settling in Chicago.</p></p><p></p>