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Grave Music: A Bill Slider Mystery

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Once again the Orchestra where Joanna, Bill Slider's significant other, plays the violin, is involved with a murder. The Orchestra had hired Sir Stefan Radek, a very famous conductor. One day at a rehearsal for a charity concert Sir Stefan is killed by a gunshot. Bill Slider is called in to investigate. His look into the victim's past reveals that Sir Stefan while in some respects a genius was in other respects a very unpleasant man who had made several enemies, both inside and outside of his family.

Slider's personal life is also in trouble as he balances his love life with his marital obligations.

The audio version is read by Terry Wale, who does his usual excellent job. This book is preceded by Death to Go, originally titled Necrochip and followed by Blood Lines.

The US title for this book was Grave Music.

Quick, those of you who like English Procedural mysteries. You will not be sorry if you take up this series. I love Bill Slider. He is really appealing and a good detective too. In this book Slider is trying to adjust to life without his wife and two children, and also without his lady love Joanna. He isn't handling single life that well, but a murder occurs that takes his mind off his personal problems. The victim in this story was very unlikeable, but it happens that he is the conductor for Joanna's orchestra, so at least Bill gets to see her in connection with the case. Before the murderer is discovered, Bill Slider finds a whole closet full of secrets in the victim's closet. Ms Harrod-Eagles keeps you guessing until the end with this one. Another good installment in the series.