{"product_id":"the-girl-from-venice","title":"The Girl From Venice","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Don't miss the latest book in the Arkady Renko series, \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;THE SIBERIAN DILEMMA\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; by Martin Cruz Smith, 'the master of the international thriller' (\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;New York Times\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;) - available to order now! \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; 'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Val McDermid\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; 'Makes tension rise through the page like a shark's fin' \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Independent\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;From the creator of the revered Arkady Renko series and bestselling author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Gorky Park\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; comes a suspenseful World War II story set against the beauty, mystery and danger of occupied Venice.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Venice, 1945.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; The war may be waning, but the city known as \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;La Serenissima \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;is still occupied and the people of Italy fear the power of the Third Reich. One night, under a canopy of stars, a fisherman named Cenzo finds a young woman's body floating in the lagoon and soon discovers that she is still alive and in trouble.\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;    Born to a wealthy Jewish family, Giulia is on the run from the Wehrmacht SS. Cenzo chooses to protect Giulia - an act of kindness that leads them into the world of Partisans, Mussolini's broken promises, and, everywhere, the enigmatic maze of the Venice Lagoon...\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Praise for Martin Cruz Smith\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; 'The story \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;drips with atmosphere and authenticity\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; - a literary triumph' David Young, bestselling author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Stasi Child \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; 'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;respect bordering on awe\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;' Val McDermid\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; 'Cleverly and intelligently told, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Girl from Venice\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; is \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;a truly riveting tale of love, mystery and rampant danger\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;. I loved it'  Kate Furnivall, author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Liberation\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; 'Smith not only constructs \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;grittily realistic \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;plots, he also has a gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only dream' \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Mail on Sunday\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; 'Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary'  \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Guardian\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; 'Brilliantly worked, \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;marvellously written\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; . . . an imaginative triumph'  \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Sunday Times\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; 'Martin Cruz Smith's Renko novels are \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;superb\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;' William Ryan, author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Constant Soldier\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 320 pages | Published September 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63966860476765,"sku":"9781849838160","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781849838160.jpg?v=1774350389","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-girl-from-venice","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}