Description

After discovering her fiancé has been unfaithful Carrie flees to Sicily for a holiday, where she meets octogenarian Millie and a local Sicilian, Enzo.

Enzo appears to be following Carrie as she tours around the island. Is he smitten, as Millie maintains, or does he have criminal intentions, as suggested by another of her fellow travellers?

And if so, is he responsible for a recent spate of antiquities' burglaries?

Or is he searching for Excalibur, the legendary sword rumoured to be lost in Sicily, a sword forged by the ancient Roman blacksmith, Vulcan, god of fire?

The two new friends decide to investigate, and Carrie unwittingly provides an important clue. However, their amusement palls when the adventure takes an unpleasant turn as someone, it seems, is playing with fire.

If it's not the sword, can they discover just what it is that people are hunting, and uncover the truth about Enzo before someone else gets hurt?

A prequel to the Carrie and Keith Mystery series, this can also be read as a standalone novel, from one of the cozy contributors to the best selling charity anthology The Little Shop of Murders.