Venice, 1944. Though the war is waning, the city is still occupied and people all over Europe fear the power of the Third Reich. One night, under a sky of brilliant stars, a poor fisherman named Cenzo comes across a girls body, floating in the lagoon. He carries her into his boat, and soon discovers that she is very much alive, and very much in trouble: born to a wealthy Jewish family who has been captured and deported by the Nazis, Guilia is on the run after being discovered hiding in a local hospital. Cenzo decides its the right thing to do to help her escape, but an innocent act of chivalry quickly turns to love as the two grow closer. Set against the beauty, mystery, and danger of World War II Italy, The Girl from Venice is a sweeping and romantic love story from one of our most celebrated contemporary suspense writers.