Well that was different. Originally published in 1969, I think AM was trying to write a romantic suspense. So the book pretty much failed on both aspects. It was neither a good romance nor good suspense. The heroine was basically a ninny and the hero blew hot and cold for no reason and was fairly bumbling. There was absolutely no chemistry between the two. And a lot of the scenes and dialogue didn’t make sense in any sort of real world.

I’m giving it 2 stars for the description of Venice and because having your heroine get numbers carved into her shoulder with a knife as a message from the bad guys to the hero has got to be worth something, right? ( )