Follows the adventures of the thirteenth-century Venetian merchant who wrote a famous account of his travels in Asia and his life at the court of Kublai Khan.
Introduces the life and accomplishments of Italian explorer Marco Polo, who journeyed to Asia in the 1200s, became friends with Kublai Khan, ruler of the Mongolian Empire, and served him as an official messenger to other nations.
Fourteen-year-old master chef and budding detective Neil Flamb?, eyed as a prime suspect by the Vancouver police, rushes to solve a case in which some of the best chefs in town are turning up dead and the killer is leaving cryptic clues.