Score!
A funny, romantic, suspenseful delight from Jilly Cooper, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Riders
Published on 7. May 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
800 pages
978-0-552-15636-3 (ISBN)
Description
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Rivals, now a major series on Disney+
Sir Robert Rannaldini, the most successful but detested conductor in the world, had two ambitions: to seduce his ravishing nineteen-year-old stepdaughter Tabitha Campbell-Black, and to put his mark on musical history by making the definitive film of Verdi's darkest opera, Don Carlos.
As Rannaldini, his charismatic French director Tristan, and a volatile cast and crew gather at Rannaldini's haunted abbey for filming, it is inevitable that violent feuds, abandoned bonking, temperamental screaming, and devious plotting will ensue. But although everyone wished Rannaldini dead, no one actually thought the Maestro would be murdered. Or that after the dreadful deed some very bizarre things would continue to occur.
Praise for Jilly Cooper and Score!
'Romance, glamour, seismic sex and delightful comedy?this book is a slice of heaven: pure, blissful escapism' Kate Saunders, New Statesman
'A deliciously funny, lusty, riproaring read with the added dimension of suspense and murder'
Good Housekeeping
'Has all the usual Cooper ingredients ... but with the added twist of a murder mystery' Linda Roberts, Daily Mail
Jilly Cooper, Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024
Sir Robert Rannaldini, the most successful but detested conductor in the world, had two ambitions: to seduce his ravishing nineteen-year-old stepdaughter Tabitha Campbell-Black, and to put his mark on musical history by making the definitive film of Verdi's darkest opera, Don Carlos.
As Rannaldini, his charismatic French director Tristan, and a volatile cast and crew gather at Rannaldini's haunted abbey for filming, it is inevitable that violent feuds, abandoned bonking, temperamental screaming, and devious plotting will ensue. But although everyone wished Rannaldini dead, no one actually thought the Maestro would be murdered. Or that after the dreadful deed some very bizarre things would continue to occur.
Praise for Jilly Cooper and Score!
'Romance, glamour, seismic sex and delightful comedy?this book is a slice of heaven: pure, blissful escapism' Kate Saunders, New Statesman
'A deliciously funny, lusty, riproaring read with the added dimension of suspense and murder'
Good Housekeeping
'Has all the usual Cooper ingredients ... but with the added twist of a murder mystery' Linda Roberts, Daily Mail
Jilly Cooper, Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024
Reviews / Votes
I drew back in some alarm when told on its jacket that Score! was wildly funny, unashamedly romantic, terrifyingly creepy. I pressed bravely on nonetheless, and found with surprise that Score! is indeed all these things and even more -- John Bayley * Spectator * Absolutely wonderful, such fun and so busy and gossipy -- Penny Vincenzi Has all the usual Cooper ingredients, fantastically attractive male and female characters, lots of extra-marital affairs and dollops of good humour, but there is a difference in this novel as it is also a murder mystery -- Linda Roberts * Daily Mail * Romance, glamour, seismic sex and delightful comedy... this book is a slice of heaven: pure, blissful escapism -- Kate Saunders * New Statesman * A deliciously funny, lusty, riproaring read with the added dimension of suspense and murder -- Sally Feldman * Good Housekeeping *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 45 mm
Weight
506 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-552-15636-3 (9780552156363)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jilly Cooper was a journalist, author and media superstar. The author of many number one bestselling books, she lived in Gloucestershire where her groundbreaking Rutshire Chronicles series was set.
Awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Gloucestershire and Anglia Ruskin, she also won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print lifetime achievement award in 2019, and was appointed DBE in 2024 for services to literature and charity. She died in 2025.
Awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Gloucestershire and Anglia Ruskin, she also won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print lifetime achievement award in 2019, and was appointed DBE in 2024 for services to literature and charity. She died in 2025.