Comic Opera

Walter Tinner, who considers himself the world's greatest tenor (even if no one else does) comes to visit his cousin, Amber, and discovers to his horror that she wants him to throw in his two cents regarding the amateur opera society's production of Mascagni's "L'amico Fritz." Not only does Walter have to argue with the rather strange members of the society -- all of whom have "operatic" names and some of whom impugn his singing ability -- but it's the last straw when one of them turns up murdered. And then another .. and another. Will Walter be able to solve these ghastly killings before ...

When a tenor is murdered only days before the annual opera festival begins in the tiny European duchy of Allemonde, it’s up to Chief Inspector D. T. Giovanni to find the culprit. Unfortunately for Giovanni, everyone seems to have a motive and no one believes he’s up to the challenge. This light-hearted adventure is full of so many twists and turns that it becomes a mystery on an operatic scale. NOTE: This thoroughly revised second edition contains an improved and corrected text.

Shocking deaths and equally shocking reappearances abound in the latest case that the Grand Duchy of Allemonde’s chief inspector, D. T. Giovanni, must solve. Allemonde’s grand duke decides that, in the aftermath of the global pandemic, what the world needs is a festival consisting exclusively of comic operas, operettas, and a few Broadway musicals. Meanwhile, a circus comes to town in an attempt to bring even greater merriment to the duchy. But, despite these efforts, the annual festival nearly comes to a crashing halt when, once again, murders begin to intrude on the gaiety.