It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in Nina Wachsman’s mystery series, coming September 2024 and now up for preorder.

Publication Date: September 3, 2024
Publisher: Level Best Books
Format: Print, Digital
Name of Series: Venice Beauties Mystery Book 3
Genre: Historical Mystery (1600s)
Author Website: venicebeauties.com


Book Synopsis
1614. At long last, Belladonna has been reunited with Isaak, a pirate captain, on the island of Jamaica. Amidst the chaos of hurricanes and Spanish marauders, they are separated. When she discovers her beloved Isaak is captured and bound for execution in Spain, Belladonna goes back to Venice, planning to leverage her allies to save him, only to learn her influence has diminished. Now facing cunning adversaries and shifting alliances, she must navigate perilous intrigues in a high-stakes bid to rescue Isaak from a tragic fate. Belladonna risks everything, including her own safety, in a daring gambit to save the man she loves.

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About the author
Nina Wachsman is an artist who studied book illustration under Maurice Sendak at Parsons School of Design. She is connected to Venice as a regular attendee of the Venice Art Biennale and as a descendant of a chief rabbi of the Ghetto, a contemporary of her characters. “The Gallery of Beauties”, her debut novel, was nominated for an Agatha and a Silver Falchion. The second in the series “The Courtesan’s Secret” received a 5-star recommendation from the Historical Fiction Company, and is a finalist for the 2023 Silver Falchion.