Sophie Masson

1910. A miserable New Year's Eve in deepest Louisiana. Everything goes wrong for Toby and his Uncle Theo's down-at-heel troupe of travelling actors. Then chance brings them to the ruined mansion of Illyria - but nothing is as it seems. This is a world of magic, murder and mystery.

Thomas feels different from other people. He sees things no one else sees. He hears things no one else hears. He feels as if he's waiting for something to happen. The one day it does. Follow Thomas on an extraordinary adventure.

The London home of Matthew Ashby is visited by the beautiful, famous half-Venetian musician, Emilia Lanier, begging him for help. A young Venetian girl, Sarah, has been accused of witchcraft by a wealthy merchant's wife, and has since disappeared. Is she in hiding? Or worse - kidnapped or murdered?