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Symphony of Secrets
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June 27, 2023
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Brendan Slocumb has released another captivating novel set in the world of professional orchestras.

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Jess Witkins
Jun 19, 2023 rated it it was amazing
Another stellar book by Brendan Slocumb! The Violin Conspiracy was one of my favorite reads in 2022, so I had to checkout his latest release and this one was just as good!

Jumping forward and back in time, the story follows Vern, a professor and expert on the U.S. composer Fred Delaney, who is hired by the Delaney foundation to assess a new original piece of sheet music attributed to the composer. The historical piece of the novel follows Josephine, a Black woman composer who's on the autism spe
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La Crescent Public Library
Jun 27, 2023 rated it it was amazing
Brendan Slocumb has released another captivating novel set in the world of professional orchestras.

This time, in Symphony of Secrets, we follow Vern, a music professor and expert in a historic U.S. composer's repertoire. When asked by the composer's family to research a newly found piece of sheet music, he discovers a set of initials that links to an African-American woman.

What follows is a high stakes game of money and power, legacy and truth, and reparations and repair. I couldn't put this b
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