Book Spotlight with Chapter 1: Abruzzo Intrigue by Bluette Matthey

Abruzzo Intrigue

by Bluette Matthey

Series:  Hardy Durkin Travel Mystery
Paperback:  302 pages
Publisher:  Virtualbookworm
Kindle file size:  801 KB

Hardy Durkin’s second travel mystery, Abruzzo Intrigue, finds Hardy leading a hiking tour in Italy’s high-rural Abruzzo region.  Dubbed the ‘green heart’ of Europe, Abruzzo offers the hikers a heady mix of spectacular scenery, spiritual history, and fresh, pure regional gastronomy.  Some of the cast of characters are who they seem to be, but most aren't. One member of the group, a grieving widower, plans to steal one of the Vatican's most precious religious relics, The First Eucharistic Miracle, from the Church of San Francesco in Lanciano, and embarks on a dangerous odyssey of the soul that ends in redemption.  Along the way, Hardy crosses paths with an Interpol agent, elements of the Italian mafia and, indirectly, an Albanian drug lord. The book is a collision of values and traditions while hiking through the oft-overlooked beauty of ancient Abruzzo.

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About the author:

Bluette Matthey is a 3rd generation Swiss-American and an avid lover of European cultures.  She has decades of travel and writing experience.  She is a keen reader of mysteries, especially those that immerse the reader in the history, inhabitants, culture, and cuisine of new places.  Her passion for travel, except airports (where she keeps a mystery to pass the time), is shared by her husband, who owned a tour outfitter business in Europe.  Bluette particularly loves to explore regions that are not on the “15 days in Europe” itineraries.  She also enjoys little-known discoveries, such as those in the London Walks, in well-known areas.  She firmly believes that walking and hiking bring her closer to the real life any locale.  Bluette maintains a list of hikes and pilgrimages throughout Europe for future exploration.  She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband, faithful dog, and band of loving cats.  Her next novel, Black Forest Reckoning, deals with a serial killer in Germany’s Black Forest.

For more information, please visit Bluette’s website.  You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.