“Landenwich makes her debut with a captivating novel…a vibrant storytelling experience, with well-developed characters and a thrilling pace that leads to a dramatic conclusion.”
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“I’m perennially in search of classical music portrayed in fiction. It’s not common. It’s also tough to get this medium on the page. So hand me a novel with a pianist, a concert hall fire, a long-lost metronome, and tell me it’s a “literary page-turner,” and I’m on it. Toggling between the 1990s and the late 19th century, this book is also a murder mystery. It has a list of characters in the beginning like an ambitious Playbill. I’ll look forward to immersing myself in the re-creation and righting of history, in the immersion of unknown dramas in the classical music world, and in discovering a debut author who has chosen to frame her novel around classical music.”
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“Brilliant and beautifully written, The Fire Concerto gives the reader an historical entrée to the world of music. Landenwich’s vivid characters propel us through the twists and turns of a years-old mystery, a torrid murder, and the revelation of being remembered.”