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To the accompaniment of heavenly choirs singing the fearless Miss Phryne Fisher returns in her th adventure with musical score in hand An orchestral conductor has been found dead and Detective Inspector Jack Robinson needs the delightfully incisive and sophisticated Miss Fisherxs assistance to enter a world in which he is truly lost Hugh Tregennis not much liked by anyone has been murdered in a most flamboyant mode by a killer with a point to prove But how many killers is Phryne really stalking At the same time the dark curls disdainful air and the lavender eyes of mathematician and code-breaker Rupert Sheffield are taking Melbourne by storm Theyxve certainly taken the heart of Phrynexs old friend from the trenches of WWI John Wilson Phryne recognizes Sheffield as a man who attracts danger and is determined to protect John from harm Even with the faithful Dot Mr and Mrs Butler and all in her household ready to pull their weight Phrynexs task is complex While Mendelssohnxs Elijah memories of the Great War and the science of deduction ring in her head Phrynexs past must also play its part as MI become involved in the tangled web of murders.