The Masks of Rome — Caroline Llewellyn

THE FINE ART OF FORGERY EXPLODES INTO VIOLENCE DURING ROMAN CARNEVALE.

At the end of an unhappy marriage, Kate Roy is falling in love with sun-warmed Rome. Her career as an art conservator is blossoming, and two exciting men are interested in her. Unfortunately, Nick, the Italian-American journalist, seems just as interested in information about her current client as he is in romance. And she suspects Alessandro, the aristocratic Roman, of trying to seduce her into silence about her shocking discovery that his family's most valuable painting is a worthless fake.

When a vicious motorcyclist tries to run Kate down, it becomes clear that she has stumbled onto much more than art forgery. Exactly what, she is not sure. But suddenly the streets of Rome seem to pulse with violence; danger broods over everyone. And as Carnevale reaches its frantic climax, the sinister forces that threaten to consume everything explode into action…