Gregory Dowling

This is the second in this series set in Vienna in 18th century Venice. There are only 2 in this series so far but I hope there will be more. Thoroughly enjoyable. The main character was born in Vienna but raised in England so he works as a tour guide in Venice for wealthy English tourists. Somehow, he has got himself into working as a spy/detective for someone in the government - must read the first book in the series before reading this one. Complex plots in both books, both having a show more political and international scandal. This time between Turks, Greeks and Venetian sensitivities. The main character, Alvise Marangon is a fun, interesting guy and the other characters are also colourful and interesting. Some of the tricky situations he gets into are a bit unrealistic and of course he always wiggles his way out of them. Good suspense and mystery though and believable setting. I look forward to reading further installments in this series. show less