Death on the Down Beat - An Orchestral Fantasy of Detection (Paperback)

The headline from The Maningpool Telegraph read: TRAGIC DEATH OF SIR NOEL GRAMPIAN – shot during performance – Symphony Concert Calamity.

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.

General

Imprint:	British Library Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	British Library Crime Classics, 106
Release date:	September 2022
Authors:	Sebastian Farr
Introduction by:	Martin Edwards
Dimensions:	190 x 130 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-7123-5402-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Crime & mystery > General
LSN:	0-7123-5402-6
Barcode:	9780712354028

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