The Balletomane: A story of obsession and dance

By Keith Robinson Macharia

A gruesome murder at an elite ballet academy on Manhattan's Upper West Side shatters a world built on discipline, ambition, and privilege. Detective Jimmy Diaz is drawn into an insular community where class tensions, buried resentments, and dangerous obsessions lurk beneath a polished fa ade. Blending psychological suspense with hard-boiled crime, The Balletomane explores the dark choreography of desire, performance, and violence in the tradition of Patricia Highsmith.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789636434
• ISBN13: 9781789636437
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Choir Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.0"