Death on the Down Beat

As I entered Grade 9, which included starting at a new school, I signed up for the Computer course, as did my buddy from grade school. We were told Computer classes were full, and we were assigned to the Music program - specifically, learning an instrument and playing in a band. I chose the tenor sa......more

This is such a brilliant and unique novel and I am so glad that it’s been reissued. I love the epistle style writing with letters going from the detective to his wife about his case.. (technically this would have been a big no no) but as it’s fiction it’s perfect. I love being given new knowledge in......more

My husband and I tend to choose a book to listen to at bedtime and this was one we selected. My husband is very knowledgable about classic crime, but it isn't a genre I read often, but this seemed a good 'pick' as I am an orchestral musician. The mystery revolves around the murder of a conductor in t......more

Well this was a lot of fun. It's both a musical mystery and a story told entirely through correspondence so that makes it a touch different to a lot of the other Golden Age Murder mysteries that you might come across. Our victim is a much-disliked conductor shot dead mid performance, seemingly witho......more

This is a unique way of telling a story. The protagonist relates his investigation of the murder of a conductor of a symphonic orchestra, during live performance, in letters addressed to his wife back home. It is also interesting in revealing a bit of orchestra life and its musicians. How the invest......more