
Swing
A Novel
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Narrado por:
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Patrick Lawlor
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Rupert Holmes
Jazz saxophonist and arranger Ray Sherwood, touring with the Jack Donovan Orchestra, is haunted by personal tragedy. But when a beautiful and talented Berkeley student named Gail Prentice seeks his help in orchestrating a highly original composition called "Swing Around the Sun", which is slated to premiere at the Golden Gate Exposition on the newly created Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, Ray finds himself powerfully drawn to the beguiling coed. Within moments of first setting eyes on her, Ray also witnesses a horrifying sight: a young woman plunging to her death from the island's emblematic Tower of the Sun.
As the captivated Ray learns more about Gail and her unusual family, he finds himself trapped in a tightening coil of spiraling secrets, some personally devastating, all dangerous and deadly, in which from moment to moment nothing is certain, including Gail's intentions toward him and her connection to the dead woman who made such a grisly impact upon the stunning island. As events speed toward a shocking climax, Ray must use all his physical daring and improvisational skills to unlock an ominous puzzle whose sinister implications stretch far beyond anything he could imagine.
Swing is a brilliant historical thriller.
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"A clever, original mystery that's pure fun....A tour de force of style and erudition, Holmes's second novel will delight mystery readers of any sort." (Publishers Weekly)
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History, mystery, and music
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Another hit from Rupert Holmes
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Slow at first but builds. Some good music and history to boot!
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Hardboiled San Francisco Noir Delight.
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Fantastic!
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Great mix of music and story
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Rupert Holmes has previously won a pair of Edgars, a Grammy and three Tony Awards. He writes very thoughtfully with an abundance of period information. Set in 1940 during the Golden Gate International Exposition on the manmade Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, the noirish fictional historic thriller is narrated by sax player and arranger Ray Sherwood. He is part of the Jack Donovan Orchestra of Note...playing an extended gig at the upscale Claremont Hotel in Oakland. Holmes uses real locales throughout this novel. His descriptions of various key elements of the architecture, Pacifica statue and carillon at the fair make this an atmospheric production.
A college student entices Ray into helping her arrange an orchestral score for her prize winning piano piece. Part of the prize is a performance by Japan's Pan Pacific Orchestra. The music, the student and the orchestra are not what they seem.
This book is rich with details of swing music. scoring music, and the details of touring bands. Set in that strange world's fair that World War II was soon make immemorable, it highlights the final gasp of large world's fairs that time had already past. You get much more than a murder plot in this book, you become immersed in 1940, the music and the fair.
This audible book is appended with original big band music composed by Mr. Holmes.
No matter...the story is about something more ominous and disturbing than a murder, but to tell more would diminish the pleasure of the denouement.
"Swing" is right on key and not to be missed.
Noir Mystery at the Golden Gate Exposition
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Great narrator, cool musical interludes!
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Would you listen to Swing again? Why?
Yes, I adored the music interludes!What other book might you compare Swing to and why?
I think it is unique, maybe a Mickey Spillane orchestrated?What does Patrick Lawlor bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
His dead-on innocence in the lead character allowing for a leisurely awakening and reveal of the mystery...loved it! I've already listened to it twice!Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
If only, but I measured it out for more enjoyment.Any additional comments?
I wish there would be more orchestrated books celebrating Vaudeville, Ragtime. Broadway,Rockabilly, etc. I would buy them all!
Big Band Swing Era Mystery
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Wonderfully intricate tale
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