This is #7 in the Sam 'n Me(TM) adventure book series and continues with the treasure hunts that Sam is a master at diggin up. This time we're over in Venice tryin 't track down a treasure Sam is shore Marco Polo 'n his father 'n uncle brought back with 'em from China. We're goin down one blind alley after another in our search 'n it's takin us inta some unexpected places. Big Mike is still over in Xanadu but comes through fer us in a totally unexpected way just when we need the help most. It's gonna knock yer socks off when ya find out how he helped us all the way from Xanadu. In this adventure yer gonna find out what we're doin bout the evil Uncle Timothy 'n his equally evil sidekick Angus O'Day. The deeper we dig inta the backgrounds of them two skunks the more disgustin it gets regardin what they'll do fer money. Colombo is workin with us on this one 'n proves he's a master at criminal investigation. Durin his investigations he brings hope 't people who thought there wasn't any left in the world. He's a top notch sleuth 'n there ain't no two ways bout it. Get yerself ready fer some excitin times cause there comin at ya. That danged Italian Mafia is after us agin. We find they're layin in wait fer us 'n our lives ain't worth a plug nickel 't 'em after what we done 't the mafia up there in Follonica. Get set fer gettin around on the water cause that's how ya do it in Venice.