Warming Up to Murder

About the Book

She hopes it will be the speech of her political career. EPA Chief Nancy Greene proposes a radical plan to combat the dire consequences of global warming – a plan that prompts angry scowls from Texas oilmen and conservative lawmakers. She is set to announce her proposal to the world at an international conference in Vienna. But that never happens – she is brutally murdered. As television reporter Ted Wingard snoops for clues on cold Vienna streets, a crucial tip cracks the story wide open. What comes next is a whirlwind investigation spanning two continents as Wingard uncovers deadly connections to the Russian Underground. Venice’s Carnevale celebrations are now at their peak. But Wingard isn’t celebrating – he is instead running for his life. With the “smoking gun” videotape in his hands, his only hope of staying alive is to lose himself in the crowds and to find a way to broadcast his story. Through use of descriptive travel passages, Richard Varr enhances his thriller’s dramatic scenes as they unfold in some of the world’s most beautiful and historic cities.

About the Author

<> Freelance travel writer and former television news reporter Richard Varr has combined his passion and experience in those two areas to write Warming Up to Murder. Richard worked as a television reporter for 15 years – most of that time for stations in Houston and Austin, Texas – covering national and local news stories. He now loves writing about locations with intriguing historical significance, or islands with simply mesmerizing aquamarine vistas. His travel features have appeared in a host of newspapers and magazines including Porthole Cruise Magazine, The Rotarian, German Life, New Jersey Monthly, Heartland USA, and the on-board magazines for Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line and Radisson Seven Seas Cruises. Richard’s other specialty is business writing and copywriting for client companies. Visit his websites at www.varrwriter.com or www.travelwriters.com/richardvarr. <> Freelance travel writer and former television news reporter Richard Varr has combined his passion and experience in those two areas to write Warming Up to Murder. Richard worked as a television reporter for 15 years covering national and local news stories. He now loves writing about locations with intriguing historical significance, or islands with simply mesmerizing aquamarine vistas. His travel features have appeared in a host of newspapers and magazines including Porthole Cruise Magazine, The Rotarian, German Life, New Jersey Monthly and Heartland USA. Richard’s other specialty is business writing and copywriting for client companies. Visit his websites at www.varrwriter.com or www.travelwriters.com/richardvarr.