The Girl From Venice
By Martin Cruz Smith

Martin Cruz Smithand makes tension rise through the page like a shark's fin'and IndependentFrom the internationally bestselling author ofand Gorky Parkcomes a suspenseful World War II story set against the beauty, mystery and danger of occupied Venice.Venice, 1945.and The war may be waning, but the city known asand La Serenissimaand is still occupied and the people of Italy fear the power of the Third Reich. One night, under a canopy of stars, a fisherman named Cenzo finds a young woman's body floating in the lagoon and soon discovers that she is still alive and in trouble.and and Born to a wealthy Jewish family, Giulia is on the run from the Wehrmacht SS. Cenzo chooses to protect Giulia - an act of kindness that leads them into the world of Partisans, Mussolini's broken promises, and, everywhere, the enigmatic maze of the Venice Lagoon...Praise for Martin Cruz Smith:'The storyand drips with atmosphere and authenticityand - a literary triumph' David Young, bestselling author ofand Stasi Childand 'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views withand respect bordering on awe'and Val McDermid Cleverly and intelligently told,and The Girl from Veniceand isand a truly riveting tale of love, mystery and rampant danger. I loved it'and Kate Furnivall, author ofand The Liberation Smith not only constructsand grittily realisticand plots, he also has a gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only dream'and Mail on Sunday'Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary'and and Guardian'Brilliantly worked,and marvellously writtenand . . . an imaginative triumph'and and Sunday Times'A wonderful surprise of a novel.and A thriller set in the last days of Mussolini's Italy but also a quirky romance - the two held together by a warm, dry humour that keeps the pages turning.and I loved it' William Ryan, author ofand The Constant Soldier