I quite liked this. Very interesting musical background. Clara Schumann is one of the characters. (This is why I first wanted to read the book.)

Publisher's description:

"Take one of the crowning musical geniuses of mid-nineteenth century Europe; surround him with enemies, some of whom are fiercely jealous of his talent, others in love with his beautiful wife (a musical genius in her own right); add several scoundrels including a seller of stolen jewels and a kleptomaniac music critic"


A new to me Canadian author. Here's an article about him - CJNews, 8 March 2016

Releasing tonight at -

The Lower Mainland Bookcrossing Meetup Group Monthly Meetup (Vancouver)
Tuesday,March 8, 2016 at 7:00 PM
Kafka's Coffee & Tea, http://kafkascoffee.ca/
2525 Main Street
Vancouver, BC

When we read about a famous person we often don't pay attention to the other people around at the same time. In this first mystery Morley Torgov manages to bring together both Schumanns, Clara's father, Johannes Brahms, and Franz Liszt. The thought of all those musicians in one room is overwhelming, but when you add in Robert's hearing problem and fears and a request for police investigation things become interesting. I'm not sure how I feel about the author's solution to the murder that happens about half way through the book. The murder is fictional but the suspects aren't so saddling one with that guilt is perhaps unwise. I liked the introduction of the piano technician, especially as I have been hearing about the importance of regular tuning and the fragility of the result.

We'll be here till 8:20 but we can't leave books here so anything we have left will have to go home with us.