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"One of the deftest stylists in the field . . .goes about it with a quietly malicious sense of humor." -- New York Times
"One of the deftest stylists in the field . . .goes about it with a quietly malicious sense of humor." --New York Times
"The wryest wit and most scathing satire in today's mystery" -- Chicago Sun-Times
"The wryest wit and most scathing satire in today's mystery" --Chicago Sun-Times
"With an eye for the hypocrisy and self-delusion in us all, Barnard's mysteries are funny and acutely observant." -- Boston Globe
"With an eye for the hypocrisy and self-delusion in us all, Barnard's mysteries are funny and acutely observant." --Boston Globe
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Opera singers are often described as being larger than life, and certainly this is true of Gaylene Ffrench. Her appetites – for men, for booze, for attention – are gargantuan, and her ability to irritate is similarly outsized. So when someone electrocutes the bombastic Australian contralto, few tears are shed at the Northern Opera Company (though it’s a pity her understudy’s so lousy). In fact, most of the company members are dancing a jig, and it falls on Superintendent Nichols to determine which of them might have helped Gaylene along to her just reward. The black tenor tired of being the butt of Gaylene’s bigotry? The soprano weary of jealous whispers in her ears? Gaylene’s many bedroom conquests, all anxious to avoid a repeat performance? With so many potential suspects, Nichols has his hands full, but Barnard and his readers have a deliciously malicious good time.
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"One of the deftest stylists in the field . . .goes about it with a quietly malicious sense of humor." -- New York Times
"One of the deftest stylists in the field . . .goes about it with a quietly malicious sense of humor." --New York Times
"The wryest wit and most scathing satire in today's mystery" -- Chicago Sun-Times
"The wryest wit and most scathing satire in today's mystery" --Chicago Sun-Times
"With an eye for the hypocrisy and self-delusion in us all, Barnard's mysteries are funny and acutely observant." -- Boston Globe
"With an eye for the hypocrisy and self-delusion in us all, Barnard's mysteries are funny and acutely observant." --Boston Globe
Product Description
Opera singers are often described as being larger than life, and certainly this is true of Gaylene Ffrench. Her appetites – for men, for booze, for attention – are gargantuan, and her ability to irritate is similarly outsized. So when someone electrocutes the bombastic Australian contralto, few tears are shed at the Northern Opera Company (though it’s a pity her understudy’s so lousy). In fact, most of the company members are dancing a jig, and it falls on Superintendent Nichols to determine which of them might have helped Gaylene along to her just reward. The black tenor tired of being the butt of Gaylene’s bigotry? The soprano weary of jealous whispers in her ears? Gaylene’s many bedroom conquests, all anxious to avoid a repeat performance? With so many potential suspects, Nichols has his hands full, but Barnard and his readers have a deliciously malicious good time.
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