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IN A CITY OF BEAUTY AND HISTORY, A LITTLE NIGHT MURDER IS BEING COMPOSED... For world-class musicians, Bath is no mecca. But to cellist Sara Selkirk it is home, now invaded by an unbearably sexy Czech composer and his unheralded protégée, who is scoring an opera for a local company. Between the notorious composer and his untried student, Sara does not expect great music. Nor, however, does she expect murder.... With Sara caught up in a stormy relationship with a music-loving and very married police officer, she is privy to the investigation into the first killing. The next victim she knows personally, and Sara is sure of a connection. Alas, someone has composed a perfect score for murder. And she who can detect its melody first--will be the next to die....
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Review:
"A new and exciting talent[in] British crime writing."-P. D. James "In the finest tradition of British whodunits-constructed with page-turning skill, witty and touching in equal measure, and displaying the crucial awareness that corruption looks innocent and lives next door." -Bel Mooney
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A mesmerising psychological thriller set in Bath
Exhausted after a gruelling world tour, international cellist Sara Selkirk is looking forward to a few months' recuperation at her picturesque cottage near Bath.
Exhausted after a gruelling world tour, international cellist Sara Selkirk is looking forward to a few months' recuperation at her picturesque cottage near Bath.
But her peace is rudely shattered when famous Hungarian composer Herve Petrescu drops into town with his increasingly unreasonable demands. And Sara's growing attraction to the music-loving DCI Andrew Poole causes her to make the mistake of becoming involved in an amateur operatic society, where Andrew is a reluctant member.
The Circus Opera Group is a motley crew at best. There's faded diva Helene, and her unpredictable autistic daughter, Adele; vain, talentless Cosmo and his long-suffering girlfriend Poppy. Not to mention Andrew's wife, Valerie, who's beginning to grow suspicious.
With this uneasy, volatile mix and clash of fragile egos, both Sara and Andrew predict trouble ahead. What they don't expect to encounter is sudden, violent death . . .
Intricately plotted, peopled with a cast of complex, fascinating characters, FEARFUL SYMMETRY is the second psychological thriller to feature the highly original and engaging sleuth, Sara Selkirk.
Praise for Morag Joss's first novel, FUNERAL MUSIC:
'It is always a pleasure to welcome a new and exciting talent to British crime writing, and Morag Joss's distinguished debut demonstrates an interesting setting, characters, both sympathetic and villainous, who are portrayed with wit and perception, good writing and a plot which combines tension with credibility. I look forward to her next with happy confidence.' P D JAMES
'Both literate and sardonic, filled with persuasive characters' The Sunday Times
'The skilful plotting, strong sense of place and colourful but credible characters would alone mark this book out. What makes it not only convincing crime writing but also a fine novel, is its lively sense of social comedy and sharp wit' Good Book Guide
'Well written and well plotted, with a good Bath background' Evening Standard
Praise for FEARFUL SYMMETRY:
'Morag Joss makes the elegant city of Bath a venue for fear and suspicion. A mesmerising psychological thriller set in beautiful surroundings, it suggests that Joss is the most persuasive chronicler of the city perhaps best known to some as Jane Austen's stamping ground' The Times
'Morag Joss writes with razor-sharp, wry observation' Bath Chronicle
'A welcome addition to the crime writing genre, there are enough twists and turns to keep you guessing throughout' U Magazine
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- PublisherISIS Large Print Books
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0753163934
- ISBN 13 9780753163931
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages416
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