From Publishers Weekly Bestselling U.K. author Tessa Barclay (A Lovely Illusion) turns her talents to crime fiction in Farewell Performance, the story of a concert agent turned amateur detective. Gregory Crowne whose real name happens to be Crown Prince Gregory of Hirtenstein wants to discover who stole a maestro's priceless cello, but when a suspicious case of food poisoning kills one of his clients, he realizes that his investigation is more complicated and dangerous than he ever could have suspected. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Concert agent Gregory Crowne (a.k.a. crown prince Gregory of Hirtenstein) organizes the Edinburgh Festival, during which an international audience will hear a work featuring eight cellists. The most famous of these, Talik Edder, discovers that someone has stolen the Stradivarius cello that he had just purchased at an Edinburgh auction. The suspects include an adamant Japanese industrialist, a spurned soprano soloist, an emotional Brazilian groupie, and others staying at the musicians' hotel until murder eliminates one of them. Much satisfying entertainment arises from this conglomeration of musical egos and clever confusion of cellos. Recommended for all collections. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
