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December, 1941. With New Yorkers painfully aware of their vulnerability after the Pearl Harbor attack, the FBI prowls the city snatching up Japanese residents. Troubles multiply for a sensitive Japanese artist when she’s accused of murder as well as espionage. Is Masako Fumi guilty? Or a victim of racial paranoia?

Venice, 1742. A courtesan tumbles from an opera box with singer Tito Amato as the only witness. Did a wager over a rival's jewels spell Zulietta's death? Or can the motive be traced to sinister activities in the glass factories of Murano?

In September of 1740, singer Tito Amato receives a curious invitation. The German composer Karl Johann Weber is rehearsing a new opera in great secrecy. Would Tito agree to join the cast gathering at an isolated villa?
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The impending death of Pope Clement XII heralds ambition, intrigue, greed, and murder. Tito can only save his merchant brother Alessandro from a trumped-up smuggling charge if he can use his operatic talents to influence a powerful cardinal who will control the upcoming conclave.

After a bout of self indulgence, Tito is replaced as the star of the opera by a visiting castrato, Francesco Florio. Struggling to regain his status in the company, Tito investigates a scene painters' disappearance that soon turns into a murder.

In Venice, 1731, a prima donna is murdered during Tito's debut opera. When an innocent man is arrested, Tito must race the executioner to find the truth.