When all of Venice is unmasked, one man''s identity remains a mystery . . . 1807When a baby is discovered floating in a basket along the quiet canals of Venice, a guild of artisans takes him in and raises him as a son, skilled in each of their trades.Although the boy, Sebastien Trovato, has wrestled with questions of his origins, it isn''t until a woman washes ashore on his lagoon island that answers begin to emerge. In hunting down his story, Sebastien must make a choice that could alter not just his own future, but also that of the beloved floating city.1904Daniel Goodman is given a fresh start in life as the century turns.Hoping to redeem a past laden with regrets, he is sent on an assignment from California to Venice to procure and translate a rare book. There, he discovers a city of colliding hope and decay, much like his own life, and a mystery wrapped in the pages of that filigree-covered volume.With the help of Vittoria, a bookshop keeper, Daniel finds himself in a web of shado