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A general wrongly executed.A coverup by a congregation of friars.A man obsessed with an ancient curse on his family.Venice is always the perfect backdrop for history, deception, intrigue. Mauro is an Italian architect living in Texas. Since childhood his Nonno has told him about something dangerous for his family tied to a mysterious black wooden caske hanging high on a wall of the Basilica of santa Mara lomosa der Mram in venice How can it be that in a church filled with amazing tombs and celebrated works of art there is a simnle wooden maket. For centuries the Venetians have been speculating and gossiping on who is buried inside. Many are convinced it is the body of he count or armanoa a celebrated General of the Venetian army, suddenly accused and executed for treason His body buried in a simple wooden box to remind everyone how the Kepublic treats As Mauro becomes more and more obsessed and agitated by the mystery, his niece Costanza travels with him to Venice with her girlfriend Mia They hope to help him figure something out so he mav calm down. But the deeper they dig the more unsettling things become The story moves continuously from Venice in the 1400s to Venice today Time and space become one at the end, as Mauro hally fulhills his destiny

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