Two possible killers. One dead woman. Who is her murderer? Who will be next? STACCATO: Retribution played double-time. When acclaimed pianist Nicholas Kalman discovers his lover's dead body, he sets out alone to find her killer. During his journey, he meets an unwitting female accomplice who soon becomes determined to help Nicholas wield his retaliation. Following a parallel path for justice, Steven Hawk, the deputy of a sleepy Southern county, is assigned to the case. Pursuing the investigation, Hawk finds himself entangled in a world of vengeance, greed and manipulation. Performed against the backdrop of the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, STACCATO transports readers to a behind-the-scenes glimpse of professional musicians, the psychological twists and turns of its characters, and in the end, retribution that crashes in a crescendo of tes played at the literary pace of a maestro's staccato. STACCATO is Book One of the Ila Walela/Steven Hawk suspense series. Staccato is a musical tempo, a beat, a rhythm. Ledford's STACCATO throbs with the tensions of two prodigies vying for their diabolic mentor's approval. A gripping look at the resentments and ambitions at the highest level of musical competition where envy, jealousy and cold ambition lead to murder. And murder. And murder. -Virginia Nosky, award-winning author of Blue Turquoise White Shell and White River Exciting, riveting, unforgettable characters. A touch ir, a bit gothic, full of captivating suspense. Staccato is a well-crafted psychological thriller that will keep you turning pages. -Sam Barone, award-winning author of Dawn of Empire, Empire Rising
DEBORAH J LEDFORD is an Anthony Award Finalist, Hillerman Sky Award and NM-AZ Book Award Finalist. Also a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee in the short fiction category, she is part Eastern Band Cherokee and spent her summers growing up in the region where the Inola Walela/Steven Hawk series is set. DeborahJLedford.com
Date of Publication
15/09/2009
Country of Publication
United States
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