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On the fast track to international success, acclaimed concert pianist Leila Cates is close to achieving her dreams. But her path to certain stardom comes to a crashing halt when the body of her boyfriend, a world-renowned conductor, is discovered on the eve of her New York debut. When rumors about their relationship surface, Leila quickly becomes the primary suspect.

Desperate to clear her name, Leila sets out to uncover the truth. Enlisting the reluctant help of Orion Frazier, the lead detective on the case, their investigation soon entangles her in a world of secrets and lies.

With everything on the line, can Leila find the strength to face what she finds?

A taut suspense thriller of dark secrets and even darker ambitions, Breaking Measures is a stand-alone prequel novella to A Woven Silence.

©2015 Emma Raveling (P)2015 Emma Raveling Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime
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Still only 23, Leila is on the verge of international fame and success as a solo pianist, something for which she has worked and dreamed for twenty years. Practicing for eight hours daily, she still lived in her wealthy parental home, sometimes visiting her boyfriend, the acclaimed conductor Carlo Balandini, at his studio apartment. It was he who was to conduct her forthcoming concert. Then, just before she was to achieve everything she'd aspired to, on the same day she discovers Carlo in bed with another musician, then, in the evening, Carlo murdered, head bashed in by a music stand. Not only is her concert at risk, she becomes prime suspect.

Beautifully written, with atmospheric swirling prose, Leila seeks to find the truth about the death and her own position within it. She had worked so hard to gain her success, but now reality seems to be shifting. The character of Leila is well developed, the naivety she demonstrates understandable given her life so far, and although the other protagonists are little more than shadows, they do exhibit a reality in occasional flashes. Narrator, Rebecca Roberts, helps breath extra life into them with a fine reading and differentiated voices for all. well performed, despite her inability to give sufficient depth to make speakers, and her prose reading was flawless.

My thanks to the rights holder of Breaking Measures, who, at my request, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy via F.A.F.Y. This was a quick and easily to read murder mystery which was so much more: not just a who-dun-it? but also a peek into numerous psychological aspects impacting on life's dreams. A definite recommendation to all who enjoy well crafted writing to accompany their murder mystery. Don't question, just sit back and enjoy

She had to follow the music.

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