Originally published: New York : Ballantine Books, 2015.
Summary:
"Violinist Julia Ansdell discovers a curious piece of music in an antiques shop in Rome. When she plays the music at home, her daughter seems violently transformed. Julia travels to Venice to find the previous owner of the music and uncovers a dark, decades-old secret involving a dangerously powerful family determined to keep it hidden"-- Provided by publisher. In a shadowy antiques shop in Rome, violinist Julia Ansdell happens upon a curious piece of music: the Incendio waltz. It is an unusual composition, full of passion, torment, and chilling beauty; its feverish arpeggios appear to dance with a strange life of their own. Back home in Boston, from the moment Julia's bow moves across the strings, drawing the waltz's fiery notes into the air, the music has a terrifying and inexplicable effect on her young daughter, who seems violently transformed. Setting out to discover the man and the meaning behind the score, Julia's quest beckons her to Venice, where she uncovers a dark, decades-old secret involving a dangerously powerful family that will stop at nothing to keep Julia from bringing the truth to light.
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