![]() At this point, Ray is a contender for the world’s most prestigious music competition, The Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Brendan Slocumb lays out the moment of rupture, when Ray McMillan opens his violin case after returning from New York City and finds a ransom note and a sneaker instead of his violin. However, much of the story is not about the theft, but the mystery of how the protagonist ended up with the prized instrument in the first place. The Conspiracy’s heist is certainly interesting, and the investigation takes up a lot of air time. The premise has precedent in John Meade Falkner’s 1895 novel, The Lost Stradivarius. ![]() Like any high art item, instruments of this caliber make the news when lost or stolen. ![]() The Violin Conspiracyis a story about a stolen Stradivarius. As a nod to the other BWR blog posts written on mystery novels, here’s a recommendation for a musical mystery. ![]()
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