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 Pakuli?, a former Serbian paramilitary leader and accused war criminal.The daughter of a Bosnian expat who had rescued Korb from Pakuli?'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 Pakuli?'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.
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 Pakuli?, a former Serbian paramilitary leader and accused war criminal.The daughter of a Bosnian expat who had rescued Korb from Pakuli?'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 Pakuli?'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.
