The Mussorgsky Riddle

By: Darin Kennedy

Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans

Psychic Mira Tejedor possesses unique talents that enable her to find anything and anyone, but now she must find a comatose boy wandering lost inside the labyrinth of his own mind.

Thirteen-year-old Anthony Faircloth hasn't spoken a word in almost a month, and with each passing day his near-catatonic state worsens. No doctor, test, or scan can tell Anthony's distraught mother what has happened to her already troubled son. In desperation she turns to Mira for answers, hoping her unique abilities might succeed where science has failed. At their first encounter, Mira is pulled into Anthony's mind and finds the child's psyche shattered into the various movements of Modest Mussorgsky's classical music suite Pictures at an Exhibition. As she navigates this magical dreamscape drawn from Anthony's twin loves of Russian composers and classical mythology, Mira must contend with gnomes, troubadours, and witches in her search for the truth behind Anthony's mysterious malady. The real world, however, holds its own dangers. The onset of Anthony's condition coincides with the disappearance of his older brother's girlfriend, a missing-person case that threatens to tear the city apart. Mira discovers that in order to save Anthony, she will have to catch a murderer who will stop at nothing to keep the secrets contained in Anthony's unique mind from ever seeing the light.

©2014 Darin Kennedy (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Excellent idea

Loved the idea to use such a theme as the basis of this book, beginning middle and end I enjoyed it. I thought the love triangle, if you can call it that, left a LOT to be desired. I disliked the dated pop culture references and I could not stand the fact he gave the names sterling and archer to characters because all I could think of constantly was the Tv show Archer and neither of the characters has any resemblance to that character. The narrator has an excellent voice but needs work with accents and consistency.

Beautifully captivating.

The intertwining lives, people, musical references and stories will keep you riveted, listening to the end. So many parallels in a young boys mind, revealed through someone drawn into his world. Anthony holds secrets, he’s afraid and reaches for help to solve the secrets through the layers. Mira knows she can help, but will she be lost in the process?
I thought the characters, parallels and imagery was wonderful. An adventure that I highly recommend!

An amazing adventure!

This story is filled with art, music, mystery, fantasy, and the paranormal. It caught and held my attention from the beginning. It has a very close feel to The Wizard of Oz, which I picked up on immediate. This is a must read!

Great Story! Unique

Where does The Mussorgsky Riddle rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This book takes you to another world. It analyzes the complexity of the human brain and emotional nature. The story and it's characters are unique. I really enjoyed it!

an exciting adventure awaits you

I was so excited to start this book, and I haven't been disappointed. I think if they were to do a revision of this series it would be cool to hear snips of some of the music that is in this story to make it more real. I look forward to listening to the other 2 books in this series.