This second mystery finds amateur sleuths John Singer Sargent and Violet Paget afloat in murder in the fabled City of Venice during the darkest days of the year (1879). Secrets and long-held grudges surface at Ca' Favretto, an ancient palazzo on the Grand Canal, which has been recently purchased and refurbished by an Italian artist and good friend of Sargent—but will the ghosts of the past allow the new inhabitants to live in peace? Join the ever-engaging duo in their latest detecting adventure for a taste of both the 18th and 19th centuries in Italy!