Crime tension between the Grand Canal and the port of Trieste. Can a simple job turn into a perilous ordeal? Wolfgang "Lupino" Severino is tasked with transporting a USB stick from Venice to Grado. In the process, he finds himself caught between two mafia families, putting not only his great love but also his life at risk. What initially seems like an easy assignment quickly turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Soon, Lupino no longer knows who is friend and who is foe.

Black coffee, dark Riviera, and salty sea breeze. Set against the picturesque backdrop between the Doge's Palace in Venice and the port of Trieste, Gerhard Loibelsberger delivers a gripping crime story in grand Italian style: filled with plenty of espresso, salty air from the lagoon, and mafia intrigues. Reader reviews: "Gerhard Loibelsberger.".