What The Critics Said

'So well observed that the reader really is transported to Italy'

Crime Review

‘This was great fun, and I'm going to have Suzette A. Hill on prescription ready for the next time I need a pick-me-up. A feel-good read’

The Bookhound

‘Misty waterways and shadowy piazzas provide the setting for suspected blackmail [and] murder in this comic thriller... The elegant social whirl of bellinis at Harry's and espressos at Cafe Florian offer light relief and tempting descriptions of Venice - so much so that you'll be planning your very own Venetian holiday by the end!’

Gemma Matthews

'A merry romp... This is crime with more fun than menace, but as a gentle, relaxing read it could hardly be bettered.'

Daily Mail

'This charming, gentle and very witty thriller follows the expedition of the British Museum’s go-to girl Rosy Gilchrist to acquire a rare edition of Horace’s Odes. I particularly enjoyed the last fifth of the novel where the bodies start being disposed of in the Grand Canal and both the plot and the humour take on the dark hue of the waters flowing there.'

Shots Magazine