Love and Death in Venice

While visiting professors Ariadne Caulfield and Judith Sheridan are recovering from romantic losses in Venice, Italy, new loves enter their lives. Judith meets Suzanne Hanks and Ariadne falls for a wealthy art dealer. But then . . . Brutal, dangerous, and corrupt, Tarek Duka is a thug intent on finding Rachele-a woman who does not want to be found. When Tarek discovers her working at the hotel where Ariadne and Judith are staying, their paths cross-and the professors' summer changes drastically. Before they know it, Judith and Ariadne find themselves dealing with the darker side of the once-gilded city, where romance and fantasy are the veneer while the Mafia, sex-traffickers, and death dance in the shadows to avoid the light. Love and Death in Venice is the first novel in a series of adventures for professors Caulfield and Sheridan.