{"product_id":"9780692956236","title":"Murder in the House of the Muse","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a delicious murder mystery in which we are introduced to Jeremy\u003cbr\u003eWadlington-Smythe, a newcomer to the wonderful world of the whodunnit. In this novel, the first of the series, Jeremy, an accomplished orchestral conductor with a unique view of his mission,\u003cbr\u003eaccepts an engagement to lead a major American symphony orchestra only to find himself in the midst of murder and mayhem.\u003cbr\u003eJeremy is recruited by the president of the board of a major American symphony orchestra because of his unorthodox approach to the business of orchestral music making. He is simultaneously a very successful conductor with a much larger than typical following, and mistrusted by the administrators of the orchestras he conducts because his approach is in direct contradiction to the by now century old paradigm in which they are floundering.\u003cbr\u003eThe mystery evolves seamlessly from this background, and the musical polemic and evolution of the story are intertwined.\u003cbr\u003eIn the end, Jeremy solves the mystery in a manner which will leave the reader as surprised as those to whom Jeremy addresses his summary.\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book that will delight mystery lovers with a complex plot and an entertaining cast of characters, many of whom will return in further mystery novels in the Jeremy Smythe series.\u003cbr\u003eJeremy is a foodie and he's funny. Detective Lieutenant Max Mollery Plays Inspector Jaap to\u003cbr\u003eJeremy's Poirot, but is smarter. Joely Tresser is the female lead, a woman of keen intelligence and exceptional beauty.\u003cbr\u003eThe background of the story is the financially crumbling world of the symphony orchestra in the\u003cbr\u003eUSA, though it is relevant to the plight of orchestras the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books \u0026 Books Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028284129520,"sku":"9780692956236","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692956236_p0.jpg?v=1772498004","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692956236","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}