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Murder at the Opera (2007)

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0345478223 (ISBN13: 9780345478221)
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Murder At The Opera (2007) - Plot & Excerpts

Mac Smith has retired from defending criminals in court and now teaches law at Georgetown. His wife also has retired from her law practice. She now sits on the Board of the Washington National Opera. When WNO planned to present Tosca, Annabel Smith convinces Mac to be a super in the upcoming production. He is surprisingly pleased with the experience. Until an opera student is found murdered and evidence surfaces connected to an unsolved murder case from six years before.Truman weaves the story based in D.C. but with international intrigue in the middle east, Britain and the Carribean. Of course there is the ever present cast of agencies such as the CIA, FBI and Homeland Security. The President and First Lady along with congressmen make an appearance in the story.The show, Tosca, will go on in spite of the tragedy. Police investigate and a retired D.C. cop is hired to investigate. Mac and Annabel are very much involved in it all and to the very end of the book we are wondering what really happened.Ms. Beth, 2008

Georgetown law professor Mac Smith and his wife Annabel learn that former homicide detective, current P.I., and eternal opera fan Raymond Pawkins, might be involved with six year old murder of a professor who found the lost Mozart-Haydn string masterpieces and whose murder was never solved. But how is the murder of the professor tied to the murder of an up and coming soprano Charise Lee who was murdered just a few days ago? Author Truman’s fans will experience her enjoyment in writing the story through her excitement and passion. Phil Gigante is great at mimicking the dialects of the various cultures portrayed in the story. Gigante’s enjoyment in reading the story comes through in his excitement of the characters and enjoyment of the story.

What do You think about Murder At The Opera (2007)?

It has been a while since I read one of Margaret Truman's mysteries. I enjoyed trying to find errors in her descriptions of DC and moving around it. The terrorist angle thrown in about half way through was a waste. Simplistically written, way too much effort describing food and wine and a murderer who was soooo obvious, it was painful to see it take so long to finally solve it. Not one of her best.
—Donna

Years ago I read all of the books in the Capital Crimes series, and I've let it slack lately. So, when I saw that the Casey Public Library had this one in, I had to check it out.[return][return]I forgot how formulaic some mystery series are. But, hey, I guess that's why they are popular. I was kinda bored to tears, but I liked the subjects--mystery and opera. I learned a little bit about Tosca, which I'd love to see someday. Basically Mac Smith and his wife get involved in the murder of a young Asian-Canadian opera star and help solve it. Add in an overweight cop who has a crush on his petite partner and an ex-detective who knows too much about the arts and you've got a novel. To sum it up, this is a typical mystery and didn't surprise me. I don't think I'll be listening or reading any more of Truman's works unless I hear of something by her that's new and different.
—Sarah

I haven't read any of Margaret Truman's mysteries for a long time and was pleasantly surprised at this one. I picked it out because I am studying opera with my 10 year old granddaughter whom I homeschool and I was looking for something that would give a feel for how an opera was staged.This book deals with a young soprano who is killed in the first chapter and it veers off to a terrorist cell and an 8 year murder in which a manuscript disappeared. The manuscript was alleged to be a composition in which Mozart an Handel corroborated. The various threads do come together and the mystery is summed up in the last chapter.I enjoyed the background on the Opera and the Opera Ball and what has to happen when the President appears at a social function. It was fascinating to see what goes on behind a simple appearance at a ball or a trip to a restaurant entails.
—Anne Hawn Smith

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