Venice, 1487. A city of shimmering canals and shadowy secrets. On the fiery island of Murano, glassblowers sculpt molten sand into breathtaking works of art. But a chillingmasterpiece shatters the fragile peace. A master artisan is found entombed within a glasscage of impossible artistry, a fusion of ancient alchemy and exquisite craftsmanship.Isabella Bellini, daughter of a renowned maestro, is thrust into the heart of the mystery.Forbidden by tradition from practicing the art, Isabella secretly hones her skills, recognizingin the killer’s creations echoes of a forbidden knowledge her fatherconcealed. Driven bygrief for her murdered mentor and a burning curiosity, she embarks on a perilous quest tounmask the killer.Whispers of a legendary formula, lost to time, weave through the labyrinthine alleys of Venice. A formula capable of imbuingglass with extraordinary properties—unbreakablestrength, the ability to capture light itself—a secret worth killing for. Caterina Fleming, a historian steeped in Venetian lore, becomes Isabella’s confidante, guiding her through atreacherous world of hidden societies and age-old vendettas.Among the suspects is Charles Payne, a rival maestro whose skill rivals Isabella’s, but whoseknowledge of forbidden techniques casts a long shadow. Drawn together by the enigmaticglass and a shared sense of foreboding, they form an uneasy alliance, their investigationigniting a dangerous spark between them.As more glass-encased victims appear, each a testament to the lost art, Isabella uncovers aconspiracy far older than Murano itself, reaching back to the Roman Empire and aclandestine branch of her own family, ostracized for their obsession with alchemical glass.The whispers intensify, revealing a network of alchemists manipulating Venetian powerfrom the shadows. Could the killer be one of her own blood, seeking a twisted form ofvengeance?With Venice teetering on the brink of a fiery catastrophe orchestrated by the killer’s finalmasterpiece, Isabella must decipher the requiem etched in glass before she becomes thenext victim, silenced forever within a shimmering cage of death. Time is running out. Thealchemical fire burns brighter, closer. And Isabella must choose between upholdingtradition and embracing the forbidden knowledge that could save Venice—or destroy it.
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