Bluette Matthey is a third-generation Swiss-American and an avid lover of European cultures. She has decades of travel and writing experience. She is a keen reader of mysteries, especially those that immerse the reader in the history, inhabitants, culture, and cuisine of new places. Her passion for travel, except airports (where she keeps a mystery to pass the time), is shared by her husband, who owned a tour outfitter business in Europe. Bluette particularly loves to explore regions that are not on the "15 days in Europe" itineraries. She also enjoys little-known discoveries, such as those in the London Walks, in well-known areas. She firmly believes that walking and hiking bring her closer to real life any locale. Bluette maintains a list of hikes and pilgrimages throughout Europe for future exploration. She lives in Le Locle, Switzerland, with her husband and band of loving cats. The protagonist in the Hardy Durkin Travel Mystery Series is German-American Hardy Durkin. Trained in Sigint and a crack marksman, Hardy has placed at the highest levels in the modern and military pentathlon. He is also fluent in four languages ... a man with an interesting set of subskills. He worked for a research and development start-up in New Hampshire using his decoding and intelligence skills, but it wasn't a good fit. Ten plus hours a day in a work space divided up like a rabbit warren was incentive to start Durkin Tours, an outfitter company with hikes in Europe. A trouble magnet, mayhem, murder, and madness have a habit of following Hardy wherever he goes. Follow Hardy on his treks and adventures in: "Corsican Justice," "Abruzzo Intrigue," "Black Forest Reckoning," and "Dalmatian Traffick.'
