When her efforts put her 5-year-old daughter in jeopardy, she has to choose between the investigation and her family. Everyone in the company is a suspect, including Julia, so she starts investigating in order to clear her name and get to the truth. But after a couple days of sightseeing, rehearsals begin … and murders, the first victim universally loathed, the second mostly beloved. Now she is a mother and hopes all the drama will stay on the stage this time.
Julia is naturally curious-even nosy-and has helped solve two opera-related murders in the past, activity that put her own life in peril. Violinist and amateur sleuth Julia is hired as interim concertmaster for a production of the Ring at San Francisco Opera after their concertmaster is injured by a hit-and-run driver-maybe not an accident. Staged for Murder is aimed right at mystery fans who also love opera-or San Francisco. Violinist and amateur sleuth Julia is hired as interim concertmaster for a production of the Ring at San Francisco Opera after their concertmaster is injured by a hit-and-run driver-maybe not a What better place than an opera house to set a drama of murder and jealousy? Mystery is not my usual genre, but I was intrigued by this story set during a production of Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelungs, a favorite of mine.
What better place than an opera house to set a drama of murder and jealousy? Mystery is not my usual genre, but I was intrigued by this story set during a production of Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelungs, a favorite of mine. Packed with insider knowledge and fascinating details of the War Memorial Opera House and Wagner’s Ring, not to mention spellbinding suspense and danger, Staged for Murder is a must for opera lovers and aficionados of intelligent, well-written murder mysteries. Professional jealousies and titanic egos lead to murder. Erica Miner’s delightfully inquisitive main character, Julia Kogan, is the concert master for the Metropolitan Opera, but here she’s guesting with the San Francisco Opera for its Wagner production. Packed with insider knowledge and fascinating details of the War Memorial Opera House and Wagn Staged for Murder provides readers with a tantalizing glimpse backstage and into the orchestra pit of a production of Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelungen.
Staged for Murder provides readers with a tantalizing glimpse backstage and into the orchestra pit of a production of Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelungen.
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