Famous solo violinist Lucy Carless is making a guest appearance with the provincial Markshire Orchestra, only to be found strangled with a silk stocking partway through the concert. Everyone in the orchestra has access to the scene of the crime. and the police officer in charge, Inspector Trimble, has no idea where to start. Luckily , retired barrister and amateur detective Francis Pettigrew has been acting as honorary treasurer to the Markshire Orchestral Society, and soon finds himself involved in the investigation.
Cyril Hare was the pseudonym for lawyer and judge Alfred Clark and had this great wee yarn published in 1949.
Numerous red herrings throughout as there is a cast of dozens but the motive is a good one and kept this interesting until the end.
Worth tracking this series down.
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