The Four Deadly Seasons

<p><strong>A centuries-old score. A city built on secrets. A melody that kills.</strong></p><p></p><p>When a celebrated music impresario is found dead in Venice-his body slumped in the hot house of a remote palazzo a cryptic musical interval in his hand-rumours swirl around a rediscovered manuscript: the original score for <em>The Four Seasons</em> penned in Vivaldi's own hand.</p><p></p><p>But is it a masterpiece lost to time or a masterful forgery?</p><p></p><p>Arnold Clover a reclusive British archivist seeking peace in the city on the lagoon is reluctantly drawn into the mystery. Hired to authenticate the deadly manuscript Arnold finds himself at the centre of a chilling conspiracy that spirals through shadowy music chambers forgotten archives and bloodstained Venetian alleyways.</p><p></p><p>As the seasons change so does the tempo of the killings. With each movement of Vivaldi's immortal concerto another victim falls.</p><p></p><p>To stop the music Arnold must unravel a trail of coded messages heretical symbols and the unholy legend of the <em>diabolus in musica</em> a sound once believed to summon the Devil himself.</p><p></p><p><strong>A taut elegant thriller steeped in music myth and murder <em>The Four Deadly Seasons</em> is perfect for fans of Dan Brown Robert Harris and Donna Leon.</strong></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Arnold Clover is back in his finest adventure yet. A rollicking operatic read from a writer who both loves and understands the city.</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>- Philip Gwynne Jones</span></p>