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Murder in a Sensuous City
A captivating tapestry of murder, betrayal and family, Venetian Blood is the story of one woman’s brave quest for the truth—before it’s too late.
It’s 1992 and Anna Lucia Lottol, an American visiting Venice to escape a failing, childless marriage, is dragged into the police station and interrogated about a brutal murder. Fearful of foreign justice, she lies to police about knowing the dead man, a money-laundering count who had threatened her after seducing her. A U.S. Treasury Department employee talented in mathematics and science, she struggles in an irrational city filled with illusions. How can she find a way to clear her name, keep her job and her sanity? Prying clues from recalcitrant characters denying what she has seen, stumbling along blind alleys, beset by frightening dreams, she succeeds in unleashing a force bent on destroying her as the mystery turns personal. Will Anna save herself and vanquish her enemies, including her darkest fears? Learn more…
“Narrator Gabrielle de Cuir is a virtuoso whose sultry voice is the perfect vehicle for Volker’s mystery. It’s the sensuous story of a pleasure trip that quickly devolves into a nightmare…”
AUDIOFILE MAGAZINE
“A riveting whodunit that makes full use of its dramatic setting.”
KIRKUS REVIEWS
“With lush language, Volker transports us to Venice, Italy, and the murder of Count Sergio Corrin. From the opening pages, we are swept up by language, intrigue, and a tantalizing mystery. Volker reaffirms the abiding adage: describe a world well enough and the reader is fully contained in it.”
NINA SCHUYLER
AUTHOR OF THE AWARD-WINNING BOOK THE TRANSLATOR
“… beautifully, if not deliciously, described story.”
SAN FRANCISCO BOOK REVIEW
“Weaves alluring language, seductive setting, the charm of shadowed history, and cunning intrigue into a (modern) historical mystery so tantalizing you will be swept away from word one.”
MANHATTAN BOOK REVIEW
If you’re intrigued by mystery and Venice, check out my book trailer for Venetian Blood.
Will Anna save herself in this most seductive of cities?
Meet the Author
Christine Evelyn Volker
Christine Evelyn Volker became intrigued by foreign cultures at an early age, which propelled her to study Spanish, German and Italian. After pursuing an MLS and an MBA, she was drawn to international banking where her career brought her to Italy. A native New Yorker, she resides with her husband in Northern California and Canada. Venetian Blood marks a return to her roots in the humanities. She is currently at work on her second international mystery, this one set in the rainforest of Peru.