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Playing with Fire

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Playing with Fire

By: Tess Gerritsen
Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Will Damron
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About this listen

In a masterful standalone thriller by New York Times bestselling author of the Rizzoli&Isles series, Tess Gerritsen, a mother is haunted by a very old piece of music she finds in a strange antique shop in Rome.

The first time violinist Julia Ansdell picked up the "Incendio Waltz" in a darkened antique shop in Rome, she knew it was a strikingly unusual composition. The minor key and complex feverish arpeggios have a life of their own. But when she plays the piece, Julia blacks out and awakens to find her small daughter implicated in acts of surprising violence. When she travels to Venice to find the previous owner of the music, she uncovers a heart-stoppingly dark secret that not only dates back to the horrors of the Holocaust, but also directly involves a dangerously powerful family who would stop at nothing to keep Julia from bringing the truth to light.

©2015 Tess Gerritsen (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Fiction Heartfelt Italy Rome

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An absolutely superb story brilliant ending as you would expect from this author. A must read/listen

Playing with fire

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Fantastic narrators and story. highly recommended! portrayal of characters was vivid and so real plus historical notes useful at end.

a moving read

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Good book, but lacked the triller touch, could have developed the story better . But worth it.

Good book, but lacked the triller touch

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i have loved this book and it makes you think about what it used to be like in them days.

this book is in my top 3 list because its good.

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So hard not to listen to book all in one go , emotional loving caring and nail bitting. Found myself so in grossed hard not to listen to book every spare minute. Extremely well written and narrated.

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