The Venice Atonement by Merryn Allingham is a historical novel/ murder mystery set in post WWII Venice focussing on the female protagonist Nancy as a recent newlywed that gets wrapped into a mutli-layer mystery involving murders, thievery, and two-timing amongst friends and family.

I enjoyed the multi-faceted  approach and I liked that the many layers of complexity that each character exhibited. It gave a nice feel that didnt allow for all cards to be shown all at once. 

I really think that the way the book was set up, that this could be the beginning of a series, or at least continued, so we can see how Leo and Nancy advance (or do not) and how Nancy and Archie advance. 

A good read. 4/5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC and in return this is my voluntary and unbiased review.