Dissertation Most Deadly

by Elizabeth Seitz

I couldn't believe he was dead. So explodes an unexpected whirlwind tour of international proportions that propels music scholar Leigh Maxwell through a bizarre series of events in the course of investigating her dissertation. From a musty archive in Madrid, to treasure-troves of libraries in recently reunited Germany, to the warm and sultry breezes of the Caribbean, Maxwell, a doctoral student of Music History, uncovers 100-year-old secrets that reveal a web of theft, jealousy, deceit, treachery and surprising discovery.

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First published July 1, 2004

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great summer beach read for musicologists who are desperate for some healthy escapism. I enjoyed the story and musicological puzzling!(Full disclosure: I know the author)