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Caterina Pellegrini, a native of Venice who earned her doctorate in baroque opera in Vienna, finds herself working in Manchester before a sudden offer brings her back to her hometown. Her new assignment is unusual: two locked trunks, recovered after nearly three centuries, are believed to contain the papers of a baroque composer who died childless. Now, two Venetians—descendants of the composer's cousins—each claim inheritance, and Caterina is tasked with opening the trunks and determining the composer’s "testamentary disposition." As she delves into the documents, she discovers unexpected twists that raise doubts about what the hidden contents really reveal.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Donna Leon
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