Venetian Bind
by Lawrence E. Rothstein
I am happy to welcome Lawrence E. Rothstein
to Escape With Dollycas today!
Hi Lawrence,
Please tell us a little bit about yourself.
I call writing mysteries my third career. I am retired from being a lawyer and a university professor. After these retirements, I find myself busier than during my work life. In addition to writing, I play the clarinet in three musical groups, play tennis two to three times a week, cycle, and love to cook.
What is the first book you remember reading?
Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Princess of Mars
What are you reading now?
Erle Stanley Gardner, The Case of the Gilded Lily
What books have most inspired you?
The mysteries of Rex Stout, Erle Stanley Gardner, Sara Paretsky, Linda Barnes, and Sue Grafton. Also the books of Umberto Eco.
What made you decide you wanted to write mysteries?
I love to read them and, as a university professor, I enjoyed writing hypothetical cases for my law courses.
Do you have a special place where you like to write?
I have an upstairs office in the middle of a large open room. I love to write there.
Where do the ideas for your books come from?
The news, other detective stories, cases I researched as a lawyer and professor, and my travels.
Is there anything about writing you find most challenging?
Carving out the time for writing with all of my other activities. In general, I am able to write about six hours per week. I am fortunate to have an excellent weekly writing group. In addition to their helpful critique and suggestions, this group requires that I have something to share with them each week. Our procedure is to have someone else read our work. I find that very helpful.
What do you think makes a good story?
A puzzle; a cerebral detective assisted by an active, street wise, intrepid leg person; humorous incidents; an intriguing locale; culinary delights.
Which, of all your characters, do you think is the most like you?
Kelan Su. Although she is much braver and more of a criminal investigation expert than I.
What makes your books different from others out there in this genre?
I hope that my inclusion of all the things I noted above that makes a good story distinguish my novels from many others in the genre.
What’s next on the horizon for you?
I have embarked on a series, the Tri-Star Investigations stories. I am in edits with my publisher for novel number two Ripped Genes. I have also started a third novel in the series The Tell-Tale Art. I hope to continue the series beyond these three.
Thank you Lawrence for visiting today!
Keep reading for more information about Lawrence and his book, Venetian Bind.
About Venetian Bind
Venetian Bind
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Venice
Publisher : Wild Rose Press (May 15, 2024)
Paperback : 236 pages
ISBN-10 : 1509254153
ISBN-13 : 978-1509254156
Digital ASIN : B0CX5T3CP5
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, and brilliant detective, and Kelan Su, a former Chicago police officer, licensed 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 war is a suspect in the killing. Korb is torn between finding the murderer and his sympathy for the Serbian’s 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.
Venetian Bind by Lawrence E. Rothstein is the first book in the new cozy mystery series, Tri-Star Investigations. I enjoyed it so much! It’s filled with great characters and lots of mystery.
~Christy’s Cozy Corners
About Lawrence E. Rothstein
I am a retired lawyer and university professor who has published in constitutional law, privacy law, political theory and labor law. Born and raised in Chicago, I am now residing with my wife and family in beautiful southern Rhode Island. I have lived and traveled widely in Europe. As an avid reader of crime fiction, I have always wanted to write detective novels. As a lover of food and cooking, I include many scrumptious meals and some recipes in my novel and on my website.
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sounds so good
Sounds great, thank you for sharing.
Thank you Rita and Lori for your interest in Venetian Bind. And thank you Dollycas for your excellent coverage and book tour.
What an exciting mystery! Thanks for sharing.