`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 MailA 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 . . .`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`The Venetian setting is vividly described... good, fluid writing makes for easy reading` Literary Review