Death on the Down Beat: An Orchestral Fantasy of Detection: 106 (British Library Crime Classics)

Farr, Sebastian

ISBN 10: 0712354026 / ISBN 13: 9780712354028

Editore: British Library Publishing, 2022

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind. Codice articolo rev1259297392

Riassunto:

As a rousing Strauss piece is reaching its crescendo in Maningpool Civic Hall, the talented yet obnoxious conductor Sir Noel Grampian is shot dead in full view of the Municipal Orchestra and the audience. It was no secret that he had many enemies – musicians and music critics among them – but to be killed in mid flow suggests an act of the coldest calculation. Told through the letters and documents sent by D.I. Alan Hope to his wife as he puzzles through the dauntingly vast pool of suspects and scant physical evidence in the case, this is an innovative and playful mystery underscored by the author’s extensive experience of the highly-strung world of music professionals. First published in 1941, this new edition returns Farr’s only crime novel to print to receive its long-deserved encore.

Informazioni sull?autore: SEBASTIAN FARR was the pseudonym employed by Eric Walter Blom (1888–1959), a Swiss-born, British-naturalised music lexicographer and writer. His roles in the world of music journalism and writing included music correspondent for The Manchester Guardian, music critic for The Observer and editor of the fifth edition of Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

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Titolo: Death on the Down Beat: An Orchestral ...
Casa editrice: British Library Publishing
Data di pubblicazione: 2022
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Like New