I enjoyed Bennardo and Zaman's previous collaborations and I love mysteries so when I heard they were writing this, I knew I'd be reading it. What I didn't know until I got my review copy was that my name (real, not blogger) was in the acknowledgments. Whoa. That was so sweet. I still smile thinking about it, but it doesn't affect my review. 
 Bec is a high school student who enjoys hacking into other people's computers. She's been kicked out of yet another school, to the dismay of her mother. She finds herself in Italy, the temporary ward of Parker, a magazine editor and friend of her mother's. Bec's parents are too busy with their unnamed careers to spend time with their daughter. Bec is dismayed to be shunted off but excited about being in Italy. In no time, she's put to work as an unpaid intern at the magazine and then disaster strikes. Being nosy, and naturally concerned about her life, she begins sticking her nose in to things that are really none of her business. She's a bit naive but clever and some of the tricks she uses were a little scary while some I'd love to know how to do. Before long, she's completely involved in several related mysteries while working at the magazine, romancing several local boys, and asserting her independence. 
 I had problems with the overall believability of the premise but despite that I enjoyed the book. It was fun, frothy, sweet, and had just enough action to keep the story moving at a good pace; I pretty much read it in one sitting. I did figure out the identity of one of the villains early while another one kept me guessing. I kept changing my mind about that one character. The motivation I could believe but again, the how was difficult to swallow. The romances were sweet and I didn't even mind the love triangle, something I usually hate. Rome as a setting worked quite well and I felt as if could actually see the scenery, the people, and the buildings. Bennardo and Zaman have created a fun, fluffy, story with strong characters, twists and turns, sweet romance, and action.