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A review by songwind
Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen
5.0
This is one of those books I picked up kind of at random because it was $3 on Audible's daily deal. I'm very glad I did.
The book interweaves two narratives. First is that of Julia, a violinist who happens upon a handwritten copy of a waltz called "Incendio" by L. Todesco while in Rome. After she returns home and begins to work on learning the piece (never recorded as far as she can tell), bizarre things start to happen with her three year old daughter.
The other is the story of Lorenzo Todesco, an Italian Jew living in Venice before the beginning of WWII. Also a violinist. The story of his family, and that of his cellist partner Laura, forms the backdrop of "Incendio."
The book manages to weave aspects of supernatural horror, historical romance, mystery and thriller together in a very satisfying package.
The book interweaves two narratives. First is that of Julia, a violinist who happens upon a handwritten copy of a waltz called "Incendio" by L. Todesco while in Rome. After she returns home and begins to work on learning the piece (never recorded as far as she can tell), bizarre things start to happen with her three year old daughter.
The other is the story of Lorenzo Todesco, an Italian Jew living in Venice before the beginning of WWII. Also a violinist. The story of his family, and that of his cellist partner Laura, forms the backdrop of "Incendio."
The book manages to weave aspects of supernatural horror, historical romance, mystery and thriller together in a very satisfying package.