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Beverle Graves Myers |
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Welcome! Or as Tito would say--Benvenuto! |
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I'm Beverle Graves Myers, author of the Tito Amato Mysteries. Set in the declining days of the Venetian Empire, the time of Casanova and endless Carnevale, my books feature traditional mysteries solved by an engaging amateur sleuth.
My protagonist is Tito Amato, an opera singer with a stellar talent for sleuthing. Forced to sacrifice his manhood for his art, Tito remains a man of wit and loyalty with an abiding hunger for justice. The series depicts Tito and his Venice as products of their time, warts and all.
Explore my website to learn more about my books, 18th-century castrato singers, early opera, other great historical mysteries, and... me. |
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The Iron Tongue of Midnight
fourth Baroque Mystery
featuring Tito Amato |
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A villa nestled in the hills of the Venetian mainland makes an elegant setting for rehearsing a new opera. But music soon gives way to murder, and Tito Amato must confront a notorious figure from his past before he can put an end to the midnight attacks. |
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Order online |
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Directly from Poisoned Pen Press
**signed copies available ** |
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Or visit your favorite local bookstore |
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The Iron Tongue of Midnight
by Beverle Graves Myers
Poisoned Pen Press March 2008
Hardcover 978-1-59058-232-9 $24.95 Lg Print Trade Paper 978-1-59058-250-3 $22.95
Audio Book (MP3 CD) 978-1-4332-1156-0 $29.95
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In September 1740, singer Tito Amato receives a curious invitation. The German composer Karl Johann Weber is rehearsing a new opera at an isolated villa on the Venetian mainland. Would Tito accept the lead role? Puzzled by the air of secrecy that enshrouds the production, but attracted by a generous fee, Tito agrees. Artist Gussie Rumbolt, Tito's friend and brother-in-law, has also been summoned to paint scenes of the estate.
The two men find the countryside awash with the golden hues of autumn, but the bucolic mood turns menacing when a notorious figure from Tito's past shows up at the villa. That night, at the stroke of twelve, a soprano stumbles over a stranger who has been beaten to death with a pendulum ripped from the long-case clock.
With the local constable away on a boar hunt, the midnight murderer continues to strike with impunity, raising terror in the villa to a fevered crescendo. Ever faithful to the ideals of truth and justice, Tito pursues his own quest for answers--a quest that leads him into the painful secrets of his heart and beyond.
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Click here to read a short excerpt |
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"An accomplished historical novel that's also a classic country-house mystery."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Tito proves himself a lively narrator, and fans of cozier period puzzles and Italian opera will enjoy his company as well as the book's appealingly bucolic, autumnal setting."
--Publishers Weekly |
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Latest news and upcoming events-- |
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Book Clubs!!! Readers' Guides are now available for all the books in the series. Also information sheets on the castrati and their times. Contact Bev and she'll be glad to email them to you. |
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Audio version!! Blackstone Audio has The Iron Tongue of Midnight on tape, MP3 and CD. Click here for more info. |
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Two of Bev's short stories have been nominated for the Derringer Award given by the Short Mystery Fiction Society!! |
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After Malice Domestic in April, Bev will drive back thru Pennsylvania to attend the fabulous Festival of Mystery held by Mystery Lovers Bookstore Event website |
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