'Venice, 1706...When a corpse is discovered on the doorstep of Venice's foundling home, the Ospedale della Pieta, many questions are left unanswered. Is it a simple murder? Political assassination? A plot by foreign powers to drag the Serene Republic into war, or something else altogether? Join Antonio Vivaldi, violin master at the Pieta, and the irrepressible Signoria policeman, Alfredo Vinti, on their convoluted quest for answers.' (Publication summary)
