''Vaporetto 13'' is a mystery novel set mainly in

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

, Italy, by Robert Girardi. The title refers to the ''Vaporetto'', which is a motorized water taxi commonly used in

Venice, Italy Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islan ...

Plot

Jack Squire is a currency trader from Washington, D.C., on assignment to Venice, where he discovers both the light and dark of the city. Caterina is the girl from Venice who haunts Jack Squire.

Publishing history

Published by a Delacorte in 1997, the third of four by Girardi that they carried.

References

1997 American novels American mystery novels Novels set in Venice {{1990s-mystery-novel-stub