Morley Torgov's Books

Schumann and Brahms are the stars of Torgovs first Hermann Preiss mystery. Musical egos clash and murder ensues in mid-19th century Germany.

In 1868, Munich, Inspector Hermann Preiss investigates a series of murders based around the production of a new opera by troubled composer Richard Wagner. Many people have reasons to dislike the man, but who wrote the anonymous note declaring that the night of the premiere will be Wagner's day of reckoning?

This double edition of the Inspector Hermann Preiss Mystery series presents Morley Turgov's Mastersinger from Minsk and Murder in A-Major.

THE STORY: Talented and precocious, Irving Yanover, at the tender age of 10, is both a piano prodigy and, at times, a thorn in the side of his orthodox parents, who lament his unaccountable predilection for bacon. But knowing that his mother and father indulge a similar passion (while dining out at a Chinese restaurant), Irving can only question their double standard. But even more upsetting is the unhappy fate of Annie, the Yanovers' young Ukrainian housekeeper, whose romance with a young Italian immigrant is bitterly opposed by her staunchly old-world parents—even though everyone knows that Annie's father is an enthusiastic devotee of Italian opera. Happily, however, these and other problems are delightfully resolved, with wit, gentle humor and a warm sense of humanity which will endear the play to audiences of all faiths and backgrounds.

Inspector Hermann Preiss investigates a plot against composer Richard Wagner and the doomed premiere of his new opera, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg.

It is late March 1868. In Munich, composer Richard Wagner is completing his new opera Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg. It has been a difficult few years for him, and much depends upon the success of this new work. Following the tense auditions, an anonymous note warns Wagner that the premiere will be the date of his ruination. Enter Inspector Hermann Preiss, who discovers a complication. Her name is Cornelia Vanderhoute, and she claims to have been made pregnant after a typical brief Wagner fling. A series of murders of people involved in the new production suggests Cornelia is carrying out a deadly program of revenge. Even Wagner and his wife are threatened. Will Preiss succeed in discovering the writer of the note? Will he manage to prevent the murder of Wagner, and what will happen on the night of the premiere?

Grade level: 7, 8, 9, 10, e, i, s.

Book's by Morley Torgov

Murder in A-Major

Murder in A-Major

The Mastersinger from Minsk

The Mastersinger from Minsk

Inspector Hermann Preiss Mysteries 2-Book Bundle

Inspector Hermann Preiss Mysteries 2-Book Bundle

Israel Horovitz's Today, I Am a Fountain Pen

Israel Horovitz's Today, I Am a Fountain Pen

The Mastersinger from Minsk

The Mastersinger from Minsk

The Mastersinger from Minsk: An Inspector Hermann Preiss Mystery (Large Print 16pt)

The Mastersinger from Minsk: An Inspector Hermann Preiss Mystery (Large Print 16pt)

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