Murder Duet: A Musical Case
Autor Batya Guren Limba Engleză Hardback – 19 oct 1999
After his cellist friend's father and brother—who are also well-known musicians—are brutally murdered, Chief Superintendent Michael Ohayon, a classical music afficionado, sets out to solve the crime. From the opening pages, where the detective plays a compact disc of Brahm's First Symphony, to the newly discovered music for an unknown Vivaldi requiem that provides a rock-solid motive for the crime, lovers of crime novels, as well as music, will thrill to every dulcet note.
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ISBN-13: 9780060172688
ISBN-10: 0060172681
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.76 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harper
ISBN-10: 0060172681
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.76 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harper
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Textul de pe ultima copertă
In
this,
Batya
Gur's
long-awaited
fourth
mystery,
the
intelligent
and
charming
Israeli
policeman
Michael
Ohayon
once
again
becomes
involved
in
a
murder
investigation
set
in
a
richly
evocative
Israeli
milieu.
This
time
we
find
ourselves
following
the
strains
of
the
Israeli
classical
music
world.
As the novel begins Ohayon is about to push Play on his CD player to listen to a beloved recording of Brahms's First Symphony. Feeling lonely but assured in his decision to spend the evening alone, he hears what sounds like a baby crying. And indeed, in a stairwell just outside his door in a small cardboard box is a real live baby, wailing furiously. This event leads to his meeting a neighbor, Nita van Gelden, who is a single mother, a cellist, and part of an extended family of internationally known musicians. Nita's brother Theo is a famous conductor, her brother Gabriel a violinist, their father the owner of a prestigious music store. When a member of this illustrious family is murdered, Ohayon becomes involved with the investigation.
From the first strains of Brahms to the newly discovered sheet music for an unknown requiem,Murder Duetunfolds at an allegro pace. Lovers of crime novels, as well as music aficionados, will thrill to every dulcet note.
As the novel begins Ohayon is about to push Play on his CD player to listen to a beloved recording of Brahms's First Symphony. Feeling lonely but assured in his decision to spend the evening alone, he hears what sounds like a baby crying. And indeed, in a stairwell just outside his door in a small cardboard box is a real live baby, wailing furiously. This event leads to his meeting a neighbor, Nita van Gelden, who is a single mother, a cellist, and part of an extended family of internationally known musicians. Nita's brother Theo is a famous conductor, her brother Gabriel a violinist, their father the owner of a prestigious music store. When a member of this illustrious family is murdered, Ohayon becomes involved with the investigation.
From the first strains of Brahms to the newly discovered sheet music for an unknown requiem,Murder Duetunfolds at an allegro pace. Lovers of crime novels, as well as music aficionados, will thrill to every dulcet note.
Recenzii
Batya
Gur's
new
book
is
a
long,
luxurious
mystery
for
aficionados
of
murder,
classical
music
and
psychological
motivation.
Modern
Israel
is
the
setting
ofMurder
Duet,
which
captures
a
strong
sense
of
people
and
place.
a
nice
change
from
the
chorus
of
crude
violence
that
accompanies
many
thrillers.
"Reading Gur, one is struck, first, by her obvious command of the genre, and, foremost, by her exemplary psychological insight."
For pure reading pleasure, nothing touches the smart discussions on music and art. . . along with the intimate scenes of musicians at serious work and at murderous play.
"A virtuoso performance."
"Murder Duetis not only a superb murder mystery, but also a subtle study of the relations between creativity, ambition, love and possessiveness. A warm book, full of skillful modulations."
"Reading Gur, one is struck, first, by her obvious command of the genre, and, foremost, by her exemplary psychological insight."
For pure reading pleasure, nothing touches the smart discussions on music and art. . . along with the intimate scenes of musicians at serious work and at murderous play.
"A virtuoso performance."
"Murder Duetis not only a superb murder mystery, but also a subtle study of the relations between creativity, ambition, love and possessiveness. A warm book, full of skillful modulations."