by Clarke Fountain
synopsis
When the young would-be artist Tino arrives in Venice to live at the house of his uncle while he studies art, he soon discovers that his Austrian/Venetian uncle's house is packed with mystery -- there are abandoned rooms from which strange sounds emanate. Eventually, he is told that his uncle's insane brother is being kept in rooms on the top floor, and only Uncle Fabio (who is seldom home) is permitted to visit them. However, youth and curiosity impel him onward to even more discoveries.
characteristics
- Amateur Sleuths
- Mental-illness
- Nervous-breakdown
- Prison
- Uncle
- Maniac
- Lock-up
- Artist
- Brig
- Family
- Jail
- Lunacy
