{"product_id":"the-venetian-game-9781472123978","title":"The Venetian Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unputdownable thriller'\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory Dowling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA game of cross and double-cross in Venice, one of the most beautiful cities on earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnknown 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 . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e***** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Philip Gwynne Jones \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I devoured all Philip's novels and felt transported to Venice with a new intimacy' Val McDermid \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superb \u003c\/b\u003e- always gripping, beautifully constructed and vivid' Stephen Glover \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSinister and shimmering\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Venetian Game\u003c\/i\u003e is as haunting and darkly elegant as Venice itself' L.S. Hilton, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMaestra\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eClever and great fun\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The Venetian setting is \u003cb\u003evividly described\u003c\/b\u003e... good, fluid writing makes for easy reading' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eUn-put-downable\u003c\/b\u003e . . . 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, \u003cb\u003eyou'll love this book'\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon reviewer, 5***** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e*****\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVengeance in Venice, \u003c\/i\u003ethe second book in Philip Gwynne Jones' sensational Venice series, is available now\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Gwynne Jones\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomething, 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 . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhilip 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 \u003ci\u003eEnsemble Vocale di Venezia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Constable \u0026 Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749460246802,"sku":"9781472123978","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7f78c45e-83f5-4005-b176-d030e3071e0b.jpg?v=1764086784","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-venetian-game-9781472123978","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}