Bluette Matthey

Bluette Matthey is a 3rd 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 in any locale. Bluette maintains a list of hikes and pilgrimages throughout Europe for future exploration. She lives in Beziers, France, with her husband and band of loving cats. .

Bluette’s protagonist, Hardy Durkin, appears in her Hardy Durkin Travel Mystery Series, which include Abruzzo Intrigue, Black Forest Reckoning, Corsican Justice, Dalmatian Traffick, Engadine Aerie, and her latest in the series, Homicide Herault.

In a departure from her European Travel mysteries, Bluette's novel, Two Murders Too Many, takes place in a small Ohio farming community during the Fifties, providing readers a sense of life, mystery, and events in the USA during those nostalgic times.

Bluette has also created Potty Poche, a travel app for the South of France and Tuscany. Her many videos featuring Potty Poche locales can be viewed on her YouTube channel: Bluette Matthey51. Her .com website is listed under Bluettey Matthey, and you can also find her on Facebook, X, and Goodreads.