- Editorial:
- ANCHOR
- Materia:
- Literatura misterio, negra en inglés
- ISBN:
- 978-0-593-46848-7
- Páginas:
- 334
- Encuadernación:
- Tapa blanda
THE VIOLIN CONSPIRACY
BRENDAN SLOCUMB
Growing up Black in rural North Carolina, Ray McMillians life is already mapped out. If hes lucky, hell get a job at the hospital cafeteria. If hes extra lucky, hell earn more than minimum wage. But Ray has a gift and a dreamhes determined to become a world-class professional violinist, and nothing will stand in his way. Not his mother, who wants him to stop making such a racket; not the fact that he cant afford a violin suitable to his talents; not even the racism inherent in the world of classical music.
When he discovers that his great-great-grandfathers beat-up old fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius, all his dreams suddenly seem within reach. Together, Ray and his violin take the world by storm. But on the eve of the renowned and cutthroat Tchaikovsky Competitionthe Olympics of classical musicthe violin is stolen, a ransom note for five million dollars left in its place. Ray will have to piece together the clues to recover his treasured Strad ... before its too late.
