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The Venetian Game: a haunting thriller set in the heart of Italy's most secretive city
Philip Gwynne Jones
Italy, Fiction, Crime & mystery
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- Paperback Apr 26, 2017 | 9781472123978 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook May 17, 2018 | 9781405541602 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Mar 2, 2017 | 9781472123985 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Apr 26, 2017 | 9781472123978 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook May 17, 2018 | 9781405541602 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Mar 2, 2017 | 9781472123985 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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Constable
- Paperback Apr 26, 2017 | 9781472123978 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook May 17, 2018 | 9781405541602 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Mar 2, 2017 | 9781472123985 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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A game of cross and double-cross, all set against the background of Venice, the most beautiful city on earth.
'An unputdownable thriller' Gregory Dowling
'It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an almost surreal climax' Daily Mail
*****
A game of cross and double-cross in Venice, one of the most beautiful cities on earth.
From his office on the Street of the Assassins, Nathan Sutherland enjoys a steady but unexciting life translating Italian DIY manuals. All this changes dramatically when he is offered a large sum of money to look after a small package containing an extremely valuable antique prayer book illustrated by a Venetian master. But is it a stolen masterpiece - or a brilliant fake?
Unknown to Nathan, from a vast mansion on the Grand Canal twin brothers Domenico and Arcangelo Moro, motivated by nothing more than mutual hatred, have been playing out a complex game of art theft for twenty years. And now Nathan finds himself unwittingly drawn into their deadly business . . .
*****
Praise for Philip Gwynne Jones
'I devoured all Philip's novels and felt transported to Venice with a new intimacy' Val McDermid
'Superb - always gripping, beautifully constructed and vivid' Stephen Glover
'Sinister and shimmering, The Venetian Game is as haunting and darkly elegant as Venice itself' L.S. Hilton, bestselling author of Maestra
'Clever and great fun' The Times 'The Venetian setting is vividly described... good, fluid writing makes for easy reading' Literary Review
'Un-put-downable . . . If you love Venice, you'll love this because you'll be transported there in an instant. If you've not been to Venice, read this book and then go. If you like intrigue, and a clever plot, you'll love this book' Amazon reviewer, 5*****
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Vengeance in Venice, the second book in Philip Gwynne Jones' sensational Venice series, is available now
Philip Gwynne Jones
Philip Gwynne Jones was born in South Wales in 1966, and lived and worked throughout Europe before settling in Scotland in the 1990s. He first came to Italy in 1994, when he spent some time working for the European Space Agency in Frascati, a job that proved to be less exciting than he had imagined.
He spent twenty years in the IT industry before realising he was congenitally unsuited to it. Furthermore, an attempt to find a secure, well-paid job with a proper pension had resulted in him finding himself in the IT department of a large Scottish bank during the global financial crisis.
Something, clearly, had to change. And so it was that - following a conversation with a man in a pub - Philip and Caroline left their jobs, sold their flat and moved to Venice in search of a better, simpler future. They were wrong about the 'simpler' bit . . .
Philip now works as a teacher, writer and translator, and lives in Venice with Caroline. He enjoys cooking, art, classical music and opera; and can occasionally be seen and heard singing bass with Cantori Veneziani and the Ensemble Vocale di Venezia.
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