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Strangers in Venice
Mystery and suspense
Strangers in Venice
Book 2 of the Stella Bled series
377 pages · First published 2019
A traveler in Venice expects beauty, history, and perhaps a manageable holiday, but unfamiliar strangers and suspicious events quickly make the city feel less romantic than dangerous. Narrow streets, canals, and crowded tourist spaces provide ideal cover for people whose motives are difficult to read. The heroine’s attempts to understand what is happening pull her into a mystery where being foreign makes every clue harder to interpret. A. W. Hartoin uses Venice’s atmosphere for a fast-moving mystery with humor, travel complications, and a protagonist discovering that strangers can be either the problem or the only available help.
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Violence, weapons, and peril · Mild frightening/intense material
Alcohol-Free Pour
Pageant-Night Cocoa
Velvety chocolate suits an evening of clues and clever sleuthing.
What you'll need
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- Whisk the cocoa and sweetener into the hot liquid until smooth. Add remaining flavorings, heat until steaming, and pour into a mug. Add any listed topping.
- Garnish: As listed.
- Glassware: Mug.
Cocktail Pour · 21+
Earl Grey Gin Fizz
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A mellow tea pour suits an evening of clues and clever sleuthing.
What you'll need
- 2 oz gin
- 1 oz chilled strong Earl Grey tea ↗
- 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 1/2 oz simple syrup ↗
- 2 oz soda water ↗
- Ice
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How to mix it
- Shake gin, tea, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice. Strain over fresh ice and top with soda water.
- Garnish: Lemon twist.
- Glassware: Collins glass.
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