{"id":27010,"date":"2026-05-16T20:54:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T00:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=27010"},"modified":"2026-05-17T21:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:55:00","slug":"the-devil-in-music-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/27010","title":{"rendered":"The Devil in Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Devil in Music<\/em> (1997) Kate Ross<\/a> (Julian Kestrel Mysteries #4)<\/p>\n

\"TheSet in Lake Como, Italy in 1825<\/p>\n

He knew he had been testy and ungracious\u2014had 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\u2019t stay away too long! They may find they can do without you!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI can see my ears ought to have been burning.\u201d He added, looking critically from one to the other, \u201cIn fact, it\u2019s a wonder my hat wasn\u2019t set on fire.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt isn\u2019t necessary to know a whirlwind very well, to feel its force.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt isn\u2019t a crime for a man to guard his privacy,\u201d Carlo declared. <\/p>\n

\u201cOn the contrary, Signor Conte,\u201d Grimani said sternly, \u201cno one within the realm of His Imperial Majesty Francis the First of Austria is entitled to keep his name, activities, or opinions secret.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t say I approve. But the castrati deserve better than to be spoken of as cripples or victims.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIf you thought less about music and more about your immortal soul, you\u2019d be the better for it.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m never so aware of my immortal soul as when I hear music.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Lodovico Malvezzi, Beatrice Malvezzi, Rinaldo Malvezzi, Francesca Argenti Malvezzi, Niccol\u00f2 Malvezzi, Bianca Malvezzi, Carlo Malvezzi, Ernesto Torelli, Guido Gennaro, Nina Cassera, Bruno Monti, Tommaso Agosti, Matteo Landi, Lucia Landi, Abb\u00e9 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<\/p>\n

Publisher: Felony & Mayhem<\/p>\n

Rating: 10\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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