Goodreads asked Gerald Elias:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Gerald Elias The first four books of my Daniel Jacobus mystery series were based upon musical compositions whose theme was death: "Devil's Trill," "Danse Macabre," "Death and the Maiden," and "Death and Transfiguration." The background of the fifth "Playing with Fire" and sixth, "Spring Break," which is my most recent mystery, were based upon two of Vivaldi's Four Seasons (Winter and Spring). I'm planning on completing the series with the two remaining seasons. The idea for the plot of Spring Break, sadly, comes from so much recent news reporting of sexual harassment on college campuses. I typically don't get into politics with my books, but as a university professor myself, the issue is never very far away, and I hope that by writing about it I in some way am helping broaden the awareness of this troubling issue.

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