The Mussorgsky Riddle: Fugue & Fable - Book One

Unique and fresh... Like nothing else out there! Mercedes Lackey New York Times Best Selling Author of Firebird and Black Swan Imaginative thoughtful and ambitious. A.J. Hartley New York Times and USA Today Best Selling Author of The Mask of Atreus and Steeplejack Genius madness magic and murder in a well-spun suspenseful tale. Gail Z. Martin Author of Deadly Curiosities and Scourge Psychic Mira Tejedor possesses unique talents that enable her to find anything and anyone but now she seeks a comatose boy wandering lost inside the labyrinth of his own mind. 13-year-old Anthony Faircloth hasnt spoken a word in weeks and with each passing day his near catatonic state worsens. Pulled into Anthonys mind Mira finds the boys psyche shattered into the various movements of Modest Mussorgskys classical music suite Pictures at an Exhibition. As she navigates this magical dreamscape drawn from Anthonys twin loves of Russian composers and classical mythology Mira must contend with gnomes troubadours and witches in her search for the truth. The real world however holds its own dangers. The onset of Anthonys mysterious malady coincides with the disappearance of his older brothers girlfriend a missing persons case that threatens to tear the city apart. Mira discovers that in order to save Anthony she will have to catch a murderer who will stop at nothing to keep the secrets contained in Anthonys unique mind from ever seeing the light.