The Paganini Curse

Download or read book The Paganini Curse written by Giselle M. Stancic and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-01-18 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suddenly, Aurora Lewiss dreams of performing in Carnegie Hall are shattered. It is 1911, and fifteen-year-old Aurora arrives for her violin lesson on a blustery winter morning in New York City. But she discovers her professor is missing and his music studio window is open. Aurora then sees the body of her beloved professor lying in the alley belowjust as hooligans in the street accuse her of giving him the fatal push. Whisked from the scene of the crime by her friend Theo Ecksteinwho claims shes his fiance in order to get her awayAurora arrives home in time to prepare her parents for the inevitable visit by the suspicious Detective OShea. But the young violinist is already on a mission to solve the murder and clear her namewith the help of her friends Theo, Bill, and Eddie. As the four slowly begin to unravel the mystery, one strange clue after the other begins to surface. But can Aurora crack the case in time to escape the dreaded Paganini Curse? In this chilling tale woven with musical intrigue, a teenager must use her ingenuity and determination to find a murdererbefore she becomes the next victim.