Venetian Blood by Christine Evelyn Volker - Audio Book Tour + Giveaway
Author: Christine Evelyn Volker
Narrator: Gabrielle de Cuir
Length: 12 hours 6 minutes
Publisher: Christine Evelyn Volker
Released: Mar. 27, 2018
Genre: Mystery
Struggling to forget a crumbling marriage, 40-year-old Anna Lucia Lottol comes to Venice to visit an old friend - but instead of finding solace, she is dragged into the police station and accused of murdering a money-laundering count with whom she had a brief affair. A US Treasury officer with brains and athleticism, Anna fights to clear her name in a seductive city full of watery illusions. As she works to pry information from a cast of recalcitrant characters sometimes denying what she sees and hears, she succeeds in unleashing a powerful foe bent on destroying her. Will she save herself and vanquish her enemies, including her darkest fears?
A captivating tapestry of murder, betrayal, and family, Venetian Blood is a story of one woman's brave quest for the truth - before it's too late.
"A riveting whodunit that makes full use of its dramatic setting." (Kirkus Reviews)
Christine Evelyn Volker became intrigued by foreign cultures at an early age, which propelled her to study Spanish, German, and Italian. After securing a BA in Spanish and an MLS at University at Albany – SUNY, followed by an MBA at UC Berkeley, she was drawn to international banking and became a senior vice president at a global financial institution. Her career brought her to Italy, where she immersed herself in the language and made frequent visits to Venice. Venetian Blood marks a return to her roots in the humanities, and just won the Sarton Women’s Book Award for contemporary fiction.
She is currently at work on her second international mystery, this one set in the rainforest of Peru.
She is currently at work on her second international mystery, this one set in the rainforest of Peru.
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Gabrielle has narrated over 400 hundred titles specializing in fantasy, humor, and titles requiring extensive foreign language and accent skills. Her “velvet touch” as an actors’ director has earned her a special place in the audiobook world as the foremost choice for best-selling authors and celebrities. Short list of those directed: Anne Hathaway, Emilio Estevez, Wil Wheaton, Dr. Daniel G. Amen, Elijah Wood, Deepak Chopra, Eric Idle, Nancy Cartwright, Michael York, Ed Herrmann, and Joe Mantegna. She is the writer and director of the Award winning short film THE DELIVERY, which deals with an Alice-in-Wonderland version of audio books. She spent her childhood in Rome growing up with her wildly artistic and cinematic father, John de Cuir, four-time Academy Award winning Production Designer, an upbringing that her to be fluent in Romance languages and to have an unusual appetite for visual delights.)
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Christine Evelyn Volker's Dream Cast for Venetian Blood
- Anna Lucia Lottol: Rachel Weisz
- Detective Niccolo Biondi: Daniel Craig
- Margo Fruhling: Jennifer Connelly
- Count Alessandro Favier: Giancarlo Giannini
- Pablo Morales: Javier Bardem or Edward James Olmos
- Dudley Filbert: Gary Oldham
- Agatha Filbert: Helen Mirren
- Roberto Cavallin: Raoul Bova
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Hi Jasmine,
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for featuring my mystery, Venetian Blood. I hope listeners become immersed in Venice as they enjoy Gabrielle's rendition of secretive, yet colorful characters in such a sensuous city.
You're very welcome! :)
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