Fourteen-year-old Rob Vian - or Roberta Vianelli, as his Italian cousin Luca insists on calling him - is in Venice to study architecture, enjoy Carnevale and learn Italian. While he's there, he wants to track down his mother's ancestral palazzo, too. But no sooner has he arrived than he is attacked in the street by someone dressed as the Spirit of Death! When it happens again the next day, Rob and Luca are determined to find out the truth. Who is the Spirit of Death? And why on Earth does he want Rob dead? A gripping Thumbprint Thriller, set in the magnificent and mysterious city of Venice, 'The Mask' is a fast-paced and exciting page-turner, which builds to a climax full of suspense and danger.