by JasonGoodwin (Author)
Charged by the Sultan to find a stolen painting by Bellini, Yashim the detective enlists the help of his friend Palewski, the Polish Ambassador, and goes undercover. Venice in 1840 is a city of empty palazzos and silent canals, and Palewski starts to mingle with Venetian dealers - but when two bodies turn up in the canal, he realises that art in Venice is a deadly business, and it is up to Yashim to attempt to rescue his intrepid friend from forces bigger than they had ever imagined...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 07 May 2009
ISBN 10: 0571239943
ISBN 13: 9780571239948
Book Overview: The Bellini Card by Jason Goodwin: be transported from Istanbul to Venice in this thrilling historical mystery.