Cruel Music
$25.20
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2012
Summary
Tito Amato returns from an operatic tour expecting to relax with his family. Instead he finds his merchant brother Alessandro imprisoned on a trumped-up smuggling charge, a capital crime in 1740 Venice. The senator who controls Alessandro’s fate is determined to have a Venetian as the next pope. He forces Tito to Rome to sing at the villa of a powerful, music-loving cardinal who will control the coming papal election.
Spying as he serenades Cardinal Fabiani and his guests, Tito peers …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781464200359 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1464200351 |
| Author: | Beverle Myers |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Poisoned Pen Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2012 |
| Weight: | 399g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
| Series: | Tito Amato Series |
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Critics Review
“Myers sets the stage beautifully, and her Tito Amato is an endear
“Myers sets the stage beautifully, and her Tito Amato is an endearingly sympathetic character whose company should be enjoyed for many more performances.” –Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine “a lush yet sinister atmosphere…a rich, full story even non-mystery-reading opera lovers will respond to.” –Booklist “Let the sounds of Gluck and Vivaldi play in your head as you sift through a libretto that inclused murder and other unnatural practices.” –Chicago Tribune
Beverle Myers
Beverle Graves Myers is the author of the Baroque Mystery series featuring Tito Amato. Her novels and short stories have earned nominations for the Macavity, Derringer, and Kentucky Literary Awards. A retired psychiatrist, Bev is also a lifelong opera lover and avid traveler. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky with her husband, Lawrence.
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