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INTRIGUE IN
ITALICS
by Gayle Wigglesworth
A Claire Gulliver Mystery
ISBN 978-0-9759621-8-3 (282 pages) $19.95
Jacket Blurb:
Librarian-turned-travel-bookstore-owner, Claire Gulliver, joins her
mother, Millie, and her mother's friend, Ruth, in Italy. Claire intends to
"do" Florence while they attend a prestigious cooking school in the
hills of Tuscany.
On her first day in Florence Claire locks eyes and recognizes
a friend so far from home. But it couldn't possibly be her friend, because only
last year she had attended her funeral.
In spite of her mother's warning, or perhaps because of it,
Claire adds one more item to her To Do list: tracking down the person she saw on
the street and establishing without a doubt it is not her friend.
Meanwhile, Millie and Ruth join a diverse group of chefs in
the picturesque countryside to learn to cook Italian under the direction of
famous chef, Jean Claude Martin. But somehow amidst this satisfying environment
of creating new dishes, exploring local wineries and food markets, disturbing
incidents occur which seem strangely out of place. Italian cuisine turns out to
be more dangerous than anyone expected.
Once more Claire becomes involved in intrigue while her
mother finds herself embroiled in her own exciting adventure. They each take
comfort in thinking the other is safe.
Excerpt:
She
was pedaling hard to catch up. Suddenly a bike cut right in front of her, racing
to pass the two people ahead of her. She had to apply her brakes to avoid
hitting it.
Too hard! The brakes squealed and the back end of her bike
lurched to the left hitting another bike as her front wheel stopped dead. Then
things happened fast. Claire and her bike flipped over, taking the bike next to
her with them. Several bikes close behind were unable to avoid the growing
disaster. Claire and her bike ended up near the bottom of a major pile-up.
She lay there a minute gasping, trying to regain the breath
knocked from her. Then as people and bikes righted themselves she was able to
cautiously test her limbs. Everything seemed to be working. She struggled to her
feet, reached out to help another girl up before trying to right her bike. It
and she seemed to be functioning except for a torn pant leg and a skinned knee,
both hers. She tried to apologize to the other riders, but the language was a
problem. They waved her off with looks of disgust. Most were already heading
down the street by the time she was back on her bike. She was embarrassed. She
had wanted to tell them it wasn't her fault.
Author Biography:
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Gayle
Wigglesworth, a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America,
currently lives in Houston, Texas. Gayle has previously published two Claire
Gulliver mysteries, Tea is for Terror and Washington Weirdos.
Currently she is working on the next one, Cruisin' For a Bruisin'.
Gayle, an accomplished cook and potter, has published a
cookbook, Gayle's Legacy, which includes a family history in vignettes
and pictures. When she isn't writing or thinking about plots, she is throwing
pots, reading, cooking or traveling with her husband. She considers it an ideal
life.
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