Murder Duet - (Michael Ohayon) by Batya Gur (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The fourth book in the popular, intellectually challenging mystery series finds smart, charming, and lonely Israeli police officer Michael Ohayon investigating the murder of two well-known classical musicians. Lovers of crime novels, as well as music, will thrill to every dulcet note.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>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" (<em>New York Times</em>).</strong><br/><br/>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Fourth in a series of popular, intellectually challenging mysteries from acclaimed Israeli author Batya Gur, <em>Murder Duet </em> features once again the smart, charming, and lonely police officer Michael Ohayon. After his cellist friend's father and brother--who are also well-known musicians--are brutally murdered, 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><em>Murder Duet</em> 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.--Amos Oz<br><br>A virtuoso performance.--<strong><em>Booklist</em></strong><br><br>Reading Gur, one is struck, first, by her obvious command of the genre, and, foremost, by her exemplary psychological insight.--<strong><em>Newsday</em></strong><br><br>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 <em>Murder Duet</em>, which captures a strong sense of people and place. a nice change from the chorus of crude violence that accompanies many thrillers.--<strong><em>USA Today</em></strong><br><br>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.--<em><strong>New York Times Book Review</strong></em><br>
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