316 Pages. English. Book 11 of 18 in The Gideon Oliver Mysteries. 02/01/2005 Soaking up the sun on their friends idyllic island in Lake Maggiore Italy, Gideon and his wife soon learn that the breathtaking view and sumptuous food come at a price. The padrone’s (their host’s) only child a son, has been kidnapped. And when nearby construction workers unearth human bones, Gideon agrees to identify them- exposing some extraordinary deceptions at the dark heart of a highborn family….