Death on the Down Beat

An Orchestral Fantasy of Detection

Death on the Down Beat
Sebastian Farr, Martin Edwards
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Paperback
h190 x 130mm - 208pg
10 Sep 2022 UK
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9780712354028
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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.
SEBASTIAN FARR was the pseudonym employed by Eric Walter Blom (1888-1959), a Swiss-born, British-naturalised music lexicographer and writer. His roles in the world of music journalism and writing included music correspondent for The Manchester Guardian, music critic for The Observer and editor of the fifth edition of Grove' s Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780712354028
Published: 10 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Publisher: British Library Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 190mm
Width: 130mm
Pages: 208

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