Music for the Sun King

By Lindy Vinke

A poisoned musician. A twenty-year-old secret. And a court where a single wrong note can cost you everything.

Versailles, 1674. As the court prepares for the legendary festivities of the Grand Divertissement, the King's harpsichordist, Robert Dieupartis, is poisoned - and his young assistant is thrown into the Bastille, accused of his murder.

Madeleine is summoned to take Robert's place at the harpsichord, thrust into a world where musical talent and royal favour are equally deadly currencies, and where the competition for the King's attention is as fierce backstage as it is on stage. But as she settles into her new role, she begins to uncover the truth Robert was chasing before he died: a crime committed almost twenty years earlier - one that Madeleine herself helped conceal.

As Robert's investigation is pieced together, the elegant mask of courtly manners begins to slip, revealing the ambition, rivalry, and ruthlessness simmering beneath. From the squalid streets of Paris to the glittering halls of Versailles, from a remote convent to the Bastille's cells and the sun-drenched chateaux of the Loire Valley, Music for the Sun King is a richly atmospheric mystery that will keep you guessing to the final page.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1456479881
• ISBN13: 9781456479886
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"