A gripping new thriller from the bestselling author the Nic Costa series. It's Carnival time in Venice. Forensic pathologist Teresa Lupo arrives in Rome to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her aunt Sofia. The puzzle deepens when a series of messages are revealed. Are they sent by Sofia herself? The revelation is as surprising and shocking as Sofia's fate, while Teresa begins to depend on the unravelling of a Venetian mystery seeped in the art and culture of the city.