Venetian Holiday

With the impeccable preparations of her friend and associate Freddy Doloreux, Kate Fujimoris burglary of Venices newest museum should be easyshes stolen art treasures all over the world for fun and profit. But her holiday quickly goes haywire: A bumbling pair of rival thieves are after the same painting. Burdened by the costs of his decadent lifestyle, Freddy has accepted a contract with an assassin for Kates life. And the local abbot appears to have been turned into a zombie. Despite her astrologers warning to beware a dark stranger who lives on water, Kate falls into a flirtation with a handsome Venetian with a passion for American films. But her stranger turns out to be not only the local police detective, but also on the rebounddoubly dangerous for Kate. Venetian Holiday is an enchanting caper that transports the reader to the canals and rooftops of Venice, in the company of delightfully unsavory characters.