Angels' Blood
Murder in the Chorus
Published on 24. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-64456-799-9 (ISBN)
Description
It is concert night for the New York Luminoso Chorus, and the conductor is behaving strangely. When a leading soprano is found dead backstage, arts reporter Piper Morgan rushes to the scene and covers the murder for The New York News.The next day, a dispute over two identical music manuscripts erupts in the chorus, drawing Piper to the plight of a forgotten 19th century composer, Lisha Lovington, whose unheard Requiem will soon be premiered by the chorus. Did Lovington plagiarize the famous composer rumored to be her lover? If so, the conductor has vowed to strike her name from the music.Searching Lovington's old letters for evidence, Piper finds a bombshell -a hundred-year-old coverup that, if revealed, would rock today's music world. Then a second chorus member is murdered, and Piper realizes her quest for the truth could kill her.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
385 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64456-799-9 (9781644567999)
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Roberta Mantell began writing fiction after 30 years as an arts reporter and photographer for The New York Times and other publications. Inspired by the books of the mystery writer Batya Gur, she now enjoys writing literate mysteries to challenge and delight readers. Her debut mystery, ANGELS' BLOOD: Murder in the Chorus, is set in a present-day chorus where an arts reporter investigates how the murders of two singers connect to a Requiem composed by a forgotten 19th century woman.Roberta Mantell is an East Coast native who leads workshops in memoir writing and contributes essays to the website www.NYCityWoman.com. As a chorus member for more than two decades, she sang at Carnegie Hall and on stages in Beijing, Prague, and St. Petersburg. She lives in Manhattan.