Virginia hat es wirklich nicht leicht. Alle aus ihrer Familie sehen umwerfend aus, sind erfolgreich und beliebt. Nur sie selbst fällt völlig aus dem Rahmen mit ihrem viel zu großen Hintern und viel zu kleinen Selbstbewusstsein. Erst als ihr großer Bruder vom College fliegt, merkt Virginia, dass eine perfekte Fassade nicht alles ist, und beginnt sich selbst neu zu entdecken.
A girl flees to Venice to escape her dangerous past in this electrifying novel of intrigue, psychological tension and suspense... For Lucy Riddick, Venice has always been the dream destination. A dream inspired by the pretty picture pinned to her mother?s kitchen wall. To Lucy, Venice seems the ideal place to lose herself. And now she needs to do just that. The secret she?s been keeping from her boyfriend and her friends has finally caught up with her and Lucy needs to disappear ? and fast. There?s no better time to pack her bags and head for Italy. But what if, when she sets foot in Venice, Lucy finds that the one thing she has been running from, the one thing she has been trying to escape, is already there, lying in wait for her? Time to run away again? Or time to end the chase, once and for all?