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Capriccio

Pages
185
Published
1989
Language
English

Synopsis

When her famous violinist uncle, Victor Mazzini, vanishes just before his concert, Cassie Newton finds herself in a perplexing situation. A missing Stradivarius violin and an empty case point to a larger scheme. With the help of a mysterious American hardware store owner, Cassie must unravel the clues, including a heist from an Italian villa, to find her uncle and the valuable instrument.

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About the author

J
Joan Smith

Canadian author of Regency romances and mysteries. A graduate of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and the Ontario College of Education, she taught French and English in high school and English in college before writing full time. An admirer of Jane Austen and Lord Byron, she wrote Regencies (many with a mystery element) for Fawcett and Walker, contemporary mysteries for Berkley, historical mysteries for Fawcett and St. Martin's, and contemporary romances for Silhouette, publishing over a...

Characters

Cassie NewtonProtagonist
Victor MazziniSupporting
American hardware store ownerSupporting
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