The Hardanger Riddle: 3 (Cremona Mysteries) - Softcover

Adam, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0957191375 ISBN 13: 9780957191372

Publisher: Endeavour Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

The third book in the murder-mystery series about Cremona violin maker, Gianni Castiglione, and his detective friend, Antonio Guastafeste. A captivating tale of betrayal and long-lost love sees Gianni and Antonio leave the warmth of Italy for the inhospitable wilds of Scandinavia. Rikard Olsen, a successful violin maker from Norway, is found dead in the canal in Cremona – and it wasn’t an accident. A mysterious, exquisitely-decorated Hardanger fiddle that he brought with him to Italy has disappeared. Rikard was a former pupil of Gianni Castiglione, and Gianni and his detective friend, Antonio Guastafeste, travel to Norway to investigate the murder – a journey that takes them to Grieg’s home at Troldhaugen, to Lysøen, the tranquil island retreat of Norway’s Paganini, Ole Bull, and high into the remote mountains where memories are long and secrets easy to conceal. The missing Hardanger fiddle had a carving of a hauntingly-beautiful young woman on the scroll. Gianni and Guastafeste believe that the woman may hold the key to the whole puzzle. But who was she and what made her so special that Rikard Olsen had to die?

About this title

About the Author

Paul Adam has written fourteen critically-acclaimed thrillers. Eight standalone novels - Unholy Trinity, Shadow Chasers, Genesis II, Oracle Lake (original U.K. title, Flash Point), Enemy Within, Knife Edge, Dixieland and The Wolves of Nifelheim. Three books in his Cremona Mysteries series featuring Italian violin maker Gianni Castiglione and detective Antonio Guastafeste - The Rainaldi Quartet (original U.K. title, Sleeper), Paganini’s Ghost and The Hardanger Riddle. And three books featuring investigative journalist Mike McLean - An Exceptional Corpse, A Nasty Dose of Death and Toxin. He is also the author of the award-winning trilogy of thrillers for younger readers featuring dare-devil teenage escapologist Max Cassidy – Escape from Shadow Island, Jaws of Death and Attack at Dead Man’s Bay. Paul lives in Sheffield and is married with two sons.

Edition details

• Publisher: Endeavour Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0957191375
• ISBN 13: 9780957191372
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336