Murder Duet : A Musical Case

Murder Duet
Author(s): Batya Gur

With tension as taut as strings on a cello, the fourth Michael Ohayon mystery from “Israel’s Agatha Christie,” in which the police officer must solve the murder of two musicians, is “pure reading pleasure” (New York Times).

After his cellist friend's father and brother—who are also well-known musicians—are brutally murdered, Chief Superintendent Michael Ohayon, a classical music afficionado, sets out to solve the crime. From the opening pages, where the detective plays a compact disc of Brahm's First Symphony, to the newly discovered music for an unknown Vivaldi requiem that provides a rock-solid motive for the crime, lovers of crime novels, as well as music, will thrill to every dulcet note.

Review(s):
Batya Gur's new book is a long, luxurious mystery for aficionados of murder, classical music and psychological motivation. Modern Israel is the setting of Murder Duet, which captures a strong sense of people and place. a nice change from the chorus of crude violence that accompanies many thrillers.
"Reading Gur, one is struck, first, by her obvious command of the genre, and, foremost, by her exemplary psychological insight."
For pure reading pleasure, nothing touches the smart discussions on music and art. . . along with the intimate scenes of musicians at serious work and at murderous play.
"A virtuoso performance."
"Murder Duet is not only a superb murder mystery, but also a subtle study of the relations between creativity, ambition, love and possessiveness. A warm book, full of skillful modulations."



ISBN:  9780060932985