When Thomas' sister, Tia, gets kidnapped during an art trip to Venice, no one will believe he has a vital clue, especially when he's so clumsy.

Ever since Tia lost her sight, Thomas has been by her side. But Tia is the second girl to go missing in Venice that week and now it's up to Thomas to race across the city, navigating canals, carnival parades and masked balls, and uncover a hair-raising conspiracy.



Emma Rea is an author, reviewer and proofreader. She is the author of MG novels Top Dog (Gomer 2014) which was shortlisted for the North Somerset Teachers' Book Award and My Name is River (Firefly Press 2020) which was selected as a Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week and a Summer Reading Challenge pick. She lives in London and regularly visits mid-Wales where she used to live.