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Abby Fouchet #2
Aria in Ice
A DEADLY COMPOSITION
Location scout Abby Fouchet is on the hunt for a creepy gothic castle, and Kouzlo Noc, located on the outskirts of Prague, seems perfect. It's even got a tragic history—the castle is said to be haunted by the ghost of a legendary craftsman who made a flute for Mozart himself. For centuries, thieves have looted the castle to find the missing flute, leading to deadly consequences.
Even today, modern treasure hunters are equally ruthless in their search for the priceless instrument. Abby, aided by her second sight and her fiancé, Johnny Gerard, tries to end the history of bloodshed by unraveling the flute's mysterious past. But then murder strikes and a winter storm traps Abby and her companions in the castle—as a killer warms up for a deadly finale.
Location scout Abby Fouchet is on the hunt for a creepy gothic castle, and Kouzlo Noc, located on the outskirts of Prague, seems perfect. It's even got a tragic history—the castle is said to be haunted by the ghost of a legendary craftsman who made a flute for Mozart himself. For centuries, thieves have looted the castle to find the missing flute, leading to deadly consequences.
Even today, modern treasure hunters are equally ruthless in their search for the priceless instrument. Abby, aided by her second sight and her fiancé, Johnny Gerard, tries to end the history of bloodshed by unraveling the flute's mysterious past. But then murder strikes and a winter storm traps Abby and her companions in the castle—as a killer warms up for a deadly finale.
315 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
About the author
Flo Fitzpatrick
29 books14 followersFlo Fitzpatrick’s first attempt to enter the field of literature was a work of science fiction called “The Bug on the Wall.” It consisted of two sentences. “There was a bug. It was on the wall.” She was five at the time, so perhaps the brevity of this piece was understandable.
She grew more adventurous and at age eight wrote two chapters of what was intended to be a full-length novel entitled, “The Skinner Family goes to Ireland.” The plot consisted of the Skinner family heading over to Ireland to visit their Aunt Donna who lived on a potato farm and owned a swimming pool. Flo’s older brothers, twins, were somewhat skeptical that the Skinners would make it to Ireland traveling across the Atlantic from New York to London by train. (Flo has since pointed out that the English Channel now boasts an underwater transportation system leading from England to France and that she was just ahead of her time.)
She earned a B.F. A. in Dance and an M.A. in theatre, then spent her years after college shuttling back and forth from New York to her native Texas working as a dancer/singer/actress, teaching dance and acting, and choreographing for various theatres and community colleges. During her career in theatre, Flo has played nice ladies (Nellie-South Pacific), not-so-nice ladies (Lily St. Regis-Annie), funny ladies (Jane-Fallen Angels) singing ladies (Cherie -Bus Stop), dancing ladies (Vibrata - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) and even dead ladies (three murdered hookers in Jack the Ripper!) The last, she claims, was tough. She had to spend the first ten minutes of the show lying on the floor not breathing. Flo still loves wacky characters both on and off stage.
She grew more adventurous and at age eight wrote two chapters of what was intended to be a full-length novel entitled, “The Skinner Family goes to Ireland.” The plot consisted of the Skinner family heading over to Ireland to visit their Aunt Donna who lived on a potato farm and owned a swimming pool. Flo’s older brothers, twins, were somewhat skeptical that the Skinners would make it to Ireland traveling across the Atlantic from New York to London by train. (Flo has since pointed out that the English Channel now boasts an underwater transportation system leading from England to France and that she was just ahead of her time.)
She earned a B.F. A. in Dance and an M.A. in theatre, then spent her years after college shuttling back and forth from New York to her native Texas working as a dancer/singer/actress, teaching dance and acting, and choreographing for various theatres and community colleges. During her career in theatre, Flo has played nice ladies (Nellie-South Pacific), not-so-nice ladies (Lily St. Regis-Annie), funny ladies (Jane-Fallen Angels) singing ladies (Cherie -Bus Stop), dancing ladies (Vibrata - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) and even dead ladies (three murdered hookers in Jack the Ripper!) The last, she claims, was tough. She had to spend the first ten minutes of the show lying on the floor not breathing. Flo still loves wacky characters both on and off stage.
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June 26, 2019
Though I enjoyed the lighthearted humor of the characters, there was no real character development. There wasn't a single morally difficult decision that was made; and the majority of the characters were essentially decoration. Their only purpose was to potentially be the murderer when people started dropping.
I have a slew of other little complaints, and am generously giving this a 3 star, because i knew it might not be my kind of thing going into it and don't want to be harsh from a standpoint of taste.
I have a slew of other little complaints, and am generously giving this a 3 star, because i knew it might not be my kind of thing going into it and don't want to be harsh from a standpoint of taste.
March 15, 2021
Didn't enjoy the frequent cheesy, witty, pithy banter. It got in the way of the story.
July 3, 2021
Lighthearted and fun for a change of pace.
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June 8, 2017Miniseries: An Abby Fouchet Mystery
Category: Mystery
Category: Mystery
September 5, 2013
Cute mystery. Long-winded in some parts. I liked the musical aspect of the story line and the characters were funny, but other then that? It was just an okay story.
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