{"product_id":"venetian-blood-murder-in-a-sensuous-city-9781631523106","title":"Venetian Blood: Murder in a Sensuous City","description":"Murderous intrigue in an unforgettable setting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\". . . [A] pleasure trip that quickly devolves into a nightmare . . . \"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eAudioFile Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A riveting whodunit . . . \"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA money launderer. A seduction. An old rivalry. Murders.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFighting to forget a crumbling marriage, Anna, a US Treasury officer, comes to Venice on vacation. A choice she soon regrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlackmailed by a money-laundering count, Anna demands he return explicit photos taken during their affair. He refuses. Tracking him to a hotel gala blows up when he is murdered and a dogged police detective accuses Anna of the crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna draws upon her talents in math and science to attack the intricate puzzle of finding the killer among many suspects. They stymie her efforts by hiding secrets and spinning lies in a city built on illusions. Whom can she trust? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePursued, gripped by terror, barely dodging death's dark embrace, Anna struggles to clear her name before police can destroy her alibi and lock her up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then, as attempts on her life mount, she just might be safer in prison. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders of psychological mystery will enjoy this story of a brainy heroine battling daunting odds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolker, Christine Evelyn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Intrigued by foreign cultures at an early age, Christine mastered Spanish, German, and Italian. After earning an MLS and MBA, she was drawn to international banking and quickly rose to senior vice president of a global bank. Her career brought her to Milan in the 1990s, where she headed Italian credit and marketing, and took many fabulous trips to Venice. She knows how to analyze an Italian financial statement, and how to launder money. \u003ci\u003eVenetian Blood\u003c\/i\u003e marks a return to her roots in the humanities and was inspired by the Italians she met, including a count. She resides with her husband in Northern California. An intrepid world traveler, she has written a second international mystery, currently unpublished: an excerpt of \u003ci\u003eJaguar Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, set in the rainforest of Peru, was a finalist in the San Francisco Writers Conference Contest.","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890465702162,"sku":"9781631523106","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2e639e59-ae99-4a4b-aef7-dd277aaddf6e.jpg?v=1768305863","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/venetian-blood-murder-in-a-sensuous-city-9781631523106","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}