The Devil in Music

The Devil in Music (1997) Kate Ross (Julian Kestrel Mysteries #4)

Set in Lake Como, Italy in 1825

He knew he had been testy and ungracious—had not really given Europe a chance. But how could he, when home tugged insistently at his heartstrings, and a cruel voice kept whispering in his ear: Don’t stay away too long! They may find they can do without you!

“I can see my ears ought to have been burning.” He added, looking critically from one to the other, “In fact, it’s a wonder my hat wasn’t set on fire.”

“It isn’t necessary to know a whirlwind very well, to feel its force.”

“It isn’t a crime for a man to guard his privacy,” Carlo declared.

“On the contrary, Signor Conte,” Grimani said sternly, “no one within the realm of His Imperial Majesty Francis the First of Austria is entitled to keep his name, activities, or opinions secret.”

“I don’t say I approve. But the castrati deserve better than to be spoken of as cripples or victims.”

“If you thought less about music and more about your immortal soul, you’d be the better for it.”

“I’m never so aware of my immortal soul as when I hear music.”

Characters: Lodovico Malvezzi, Beatrice Malvezzi, Rinaldo Malvezzi, Francesca Argenti Malvezzi, Niccolò Malvezzi, Bianca Malvezzi, Carlo Malvezzi, Ernesto Torelli, Guido Gennaro, Nina Cassera, Bruno Monti, Tommaso Agosti, Matteo Landi, Lucia Landi, Abbé Morosi, Orfeo, Pietro Brandolin /Valeriano, Maestro Filippo Donati, Antonio Farese/Tonio, Sebastiano Borda, Gaston De La Marque, Julian Kestrel, Thomas Stokes/Dipper, Duncan Macgregor, Beverley St. Carr, Hugo Fletcher, Friedrich Von Krauss, Benedetto Ruga, Don Cristoforo, Luigi Curioni, Marianna Frascani, Rosa Frascani, Gian Galeazzo Raversi, Camillo Palmieri, Alfonso Grimani, Paolo Zanetti

Publisher: Felony & Mayhem

Rating: 10/10

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