Having married her viscount, Harry finds herself enjoying the splendors of Europe as her new husband whisks her away for a romantic sojourn abroad. Considering the peculiar nature of their meeting and courtship - one that was filled with more bodies than balls - Harry is anticipating an enjoyable, trouble free interlude with Aubrey. But things are not all they should be when they arrive in Venice. Their fellow guests of the Baglioni Hotel Luna are a peculiar lot. There are unaccountable tensions swirling in the air, much of which centers the enigmatic Lord Abercorn, an unpopular earl who has made more than one enemy.Harry tries to convince herself that it is all puff and bluster; what could possibly go wrong in such an idyllic setting? But then their friend Charles Lampforth turns up most unexpectedly, closely followed by the body of Lord Abercorn and she realizes that, once again, she has fallen into a nasty tangle. Can they discover the identity of another killer? And, more importantly, will poor Charlie finally meet his romantic match in beautiful, mysterious Venice?