Painted Veil: The Second Baroque Mystery - Brossura

Myers, Beverle Graves

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ISBN 10: 1590582942 ISBN 13: 9781590582947

Casa editrice: Poisoned Pen Pr, 2006

Riassunto

Venice, 1734. Castrato soprano Tito Amato has let fame go to his head. Neglecting his vocal practice for dubious pleasures, Tito finds himself demoted to secondary roles and overshadowed by a visiting star. When the murder of scene painter Luca Cavalieri threatens to close the opera house, Tito jumps at the chance to regain his chance to reclaim his status by finding the killer.
The hunt for the person who wears the mask of Palantinus carries Tito and Augustus “Gussie” Rumbolt, an Englishman making his Grand Tour, into the treacherous depths of the city dedicated to masquerade and pleasure and reveals many facets of its multiple religious faiths. Venice, 1734. Castrato soprano Tito Amato has let fame go to his head. Neglecting his vocal practice for dubious pleasures, Tito finds himself demoted to secondary roles and overshadowed by a visiting star. When the murder of scene painter Luca Cavalieri threatens to close the opera house, Tito jumps at the chance to regain his chance to reclaim his status by finding the killer.
The hunt for the person who wears the mask of Palantinus carries Tito and Augustus “Gussie” Rumbolt, an Englishman making his Grand Tour, into the treacherous depths of the city dedicated to masquerade and pleasure and reveals many facets of its multiple religious faiths.

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L'autore:

Beverle Graves Myers fell in love with opera at age nine during a marionette production of Rigoletto. A Kentucky native, she studied history at the University of Louisville and went on to earn a degree in medicine. After a career in psychiatry, she devoted herself to writing mystery fiction full-time. Beverle and husband Lawrence live in Louisville, Kentucky. Cruel Music is the third novel in the Baroque Mystery series featuring Tito Amato, after Interrupted Aria and Painted Veil.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

In this sequel to her widely praised debut novel, Interrupted Aria, Beverle Graves Myers once again immerses us in 1734 Venice, a world of music, glamour, masques...and murder. Castrato soprano Tito Amato has let fame go to his head. Neglecting his vocal practice for dubious pleasures, he finds himself demoted to secondary roles and overshadowed by a visiting star. When the murder of scene painter Luca Cavalieri threatens to close the opera house, Tito jumps at the chance to reclaim his status by finding the killer.

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• Editore: Poisoned Pen Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1590582942
• ISBN 13: 9781590582947
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 304