C.B. Greenfield: The Tanglewood Murder

by Lucille Kallen

Book Overview

No Synopsis Available.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0002318431
• ISBN13: 9780002318433
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Wyndham Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A musical mystery -

No mass appeal. Ergo no profit. Ergo no use. The current World Credo. These words are found on page 48 of the paperback version of this book, published in 1980. Such perception! Such prescience! And how completely unfortunate for those of us who like to read something just a tad different from the latest techno-thriller. This particular book is the second of a series of intelligent, witty, off-the-beaten-path mysteries set in the northeastern part of the US. It could almost be called a Nick-and-Nora type of book, except that the 'Nick' of this book is the erudite and somewhat crusty Charlie Greenfield, owner/editor of Sloan's Ford (NY) Reporter, a small-town weekly newspaper, and the 'Nora' is Maggie Rome, girl--well actually--star woman reporter. There is no sexual hanky-panky between these two, however, as Maggie is happily married, and mother of two nearly college age sons. Charlie is a widower, and quite probably a misogynist. Or if not that extreme, he is content without a romantic interest.In this book (and I'm off to the library to find the first one) the annual summer vacation of the newspaper office staff coincides with the opening of Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Considering that Charlie and Maggie are two thirds of an amateur string trio, their shared love of music proves the final enticement and prompts Charlie to accept the invitation of an old friend, a violinist in the BSO. Maggie is roped into driving Charlie to Tanglewood as his car is suffering a possibly fatal illness, and the two set off in her Honda for a supposedly brief, calm and musical holiday.Once arrived at Wheatleigh, the Italianate mansion that is now a luxury hotel located almost adjacent to Tanglewood, an amazing assortment of characters are introduced. Some of them are important to the story, some are not, but they'll all keep your interest. Unless, of course, you are a devotee of the above mentioned techno-thrillers. If you prefer an icy glass of lemonade, a hammock on a summer's day, and an entertaining book to while away the hours, you'll not want to close this book before you've come to the startling conclusion.All the clues are laid out neatly, as are the red herrings. If you're a fan of Ravel or Brahms, so much the better. Consolidation is not better than diversity! To think this book might not ever have been published. Horrible thought!