Mirror thief

A genre-hopping novel, set in three different "Venices". It calls to mind David Mitchell and Umberto Eco in its mix of entertainment and literary bravado. Three interwoven stories that will draw you into worlds of crime, violence and obsession. The core story is set in the 16th century, when the famed makers of Venetian glass were perfecting one of the old world’s inventions: the mirror.