Death in the Floating City

  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  DEATH IN THE FLOATING CITY. Copyright © 2012 by Tasha Alexander. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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  Cover design by Elsie Lyons

  The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

  Alexander, Tasha, 1969–

  Death in the floating city / Tasha Alexander.—1st ed.

  (A Lady Emily mystery)

  p. cm.

  ISBN 978-0-312-66176-2 (hardcover)

  ISBN 978-1-250-01103-9 (e-book)

  1. Murder—Investigation—Italy—Venice—Fiction. 2. Aristocracy (Social class)—Fiction. I. Title.

  PS3601.L3565D43 2012

  813'.6—dc23

  2012025257

  e-ISBN 9781250011039

  First Edition: October 2012