Around the Fire New Release Spotlight with Mystery author, Lawrence E. Rothstein.

​Venetian Bind
by
​Lawrence E. Rothstein
Mystery
Release May 15,2024
​PG-13 some violence

How does a brilliant detective with his intrepid assistant solve a crime in Venice and save his reputation when he hates the victim and empathizes with the killer?

About
​In Venetian Bind, Detective Marko Korb and his associate Kelan Su, a Chinese-American woman, must hunt down a murderer and prevent a devastating terrorist attack in the romantic city of Venice.
Korb, a fat, egotistical, brilliant detective, and Su, a former Chicago police officer,  attorney, and martial arts expert, arrive in Venice to investigate the murder of Stefan Pakulić, a former Serbian paramilitary leader and accused war criminal. The daughter of a Bosnian expat who had rescued Korb from Pakulić’s clutches during the Bosnian war is a suspect in the killing. Korb is torn between finding the murderer and his sympathy for the killer – the Venetian bind.
The investigation leads to Pakulić’s connection with Italian neo-fascists planning a terrorist action in Venice. It takes Korb’s genius and the intrepid sleuthing of Su to find the murderer, forestall the terrorist action, and protect the daughter of Korb’s rescuer.
 
Grab your copy today.
www.amazon.com/Venetian-Bind-Lawrence-Rothstein-ebook/dp/B0CX5T3CP5
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/venetian-bind-lawrence-rothstein/1144981330
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209521954-venetian-bind

Inspiration and writing process
As an academic, I had written many published scholarly pieces including a book and book chapters. I love to read mysteries, particularly those with recurring characters. I have been working on mystery fiction since 2012. I started writing mystery/legal scenarios as hypothetical cases for law courses I taught. I get my ideas from the news, particularly legal news, and other detective stories. With regard to Venetian Bind, my visits to Venice enthralled me with its atmosphere.
When I write, my recurring characters come first and then the case plots that those characters would find interesting and for which my detectives would be sought after by clients. I always have some ideas of where the case is going and what procedures would be followed from my legal experience, but my detectives seem to inspire scenes and activities that show off their particular virtues and personalities as the investigations proceed.

Some of Korb’s favorite dishes clockwise from left: sausage with lentils in balsamic sauce, tuna salami and aioli, torta rustica.

About the author.
​Lawrence E. Rothstein is a retired lawyer and university professor who has publications in constitutional law, privacy law and labor law. He was born and raised in Chicago and now resides with his wife and family in beautiful southern Rhode Island.  He has lived and traveled widely in Europe.  An avid reader of detective fiction, Rothstein has always wanted to write detective novels.  
For more information.
www.rothsteinsmysteries.com
Facebook: Rothsteinsmysteries

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