Paganini's Ghost

This is the second book in the murder-mystery series about Cremona violin maker, Gianni Castiglione, and his detective friend, Antonio Guastafeste.A dazzling young Russian virtuoso performs a sell-out recital on Paganini’s violin in the cathedral in Cremona. Then one of the audience, a shady Parisian art dealer, is found dead in his hotel room, a fragment of music belonging to the virtuoso hidden in his wallet. But how did the dead man get hold of it? And why?Following a trail that leads back to Paganini, his lover Elisa Bonaparte (Napoleon’s sister), Catherine the Great and a long-lost priceless treasure, Gianni and Antonio must unravel another mystery that has gone unanswered for over a century, one that may hold the answer to the modern-day murder.

"Readers will find Adam's full-bodied characters captivating but never transparent as the clever plot, enriched by meticulously detailed historical intrigues, builds to its satisfying conclusion" - starred review, Publishers Weekly; "A delightful romp through 19th-century classical music and the hunt for an invaluable art object. Readers will love this mystery" - Library Journal Review, starred review; "An enthralling mix of Italian ambience, history, and - most of all - music" - Booklist; "Adam's story and style are of a piece-elegantly layered and intricately detailed" - Kirkus Reviews;

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.

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