โ Scribed by Sophie Masson
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
276 pages : 22 cm;Prosperous merchant Master Ashby travels with his daughter, his clerk, and his sister from London to Venice to investigate pirate attacks, and, once he arrives, he also agrees to look into the disappearance of a Jewish girl who has vanished from the Venetian Ghetto, uncovering a link between the two cases and finding his life in danger
Prosperous merchant Master Ashby travels with his daughter, his clerk, and his sister from London to Venice to investigate pirate attacks, and, once he arrives, he also agrees to look into the disappearance of a Jewish girl who has vanished from the Venetian Ghetto, uncovering a link between the two cases and finding his life in danger
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