Spur of the Moment - Linzee, David
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A lifelong rivalry between opera singer Renata Radleigh and her younger brother Don takes an unexpected turn when Don is accused of murder. He is Saint Louis Opera's star fundraiser after procuring a last-minute underwriter for its avant-garde production of Carmen. Don is accused of seducing his donor to get the contribution, then killing her after her husband finds out. His alleged victim, Dr. Helen Stromberg-Brand, had invented a vaccine that was expected to earn billions and win her a Nobel. The scandal shocks Saint Louis and pushes the opera company to the brink. No one cares about…mehr

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A lifelong rivalry between opera singer Renata Radleigh and her younger brother Don takes an unexpected turn when Don is accused of murder. He is Saint Louis Opera's star fundraiser after procuring a last-minute underwriter for its avant-garde production of Carmen. Don is accused of seducing his donor to get the contribution, then killing her after her husband finds out. His alleged victim, Dr. Helen Stromberg-Brand, had invented a vaccine that was expected to earn billions and win her a Nobel. The scandal shocks Saint Louis and pushes the opera company to the brink. No one cares about defending Don. Only Renata believes he is innocent. Her attempts to clear him lead to warnings of dismissal, threats of arrest, and a brutal assault. She finds an unexpected ally in Peter Lombardo, a former journalist who does PR at the medical center where Helen had made loyal friends and bitter enemies. Peter believes that the trail leading to Helen's killer begins with the vaccine, not the opera donation. Together they discover that the search for the next wonder drug can inspire greed and vengefulness beyond any opera plot. As their feelings for each other deepen and more corpses turn up, an onstage mishap elevates Renata to the role of Carmen. But the greatest moment of her career may be the last moment of her life.
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Autorenporträt
David Linzee was born in St. Louis, where he and his wife currently reside. Earlier in life he lived near New York, where he sold several stories and published mystery novels from the '70s through the '90s: Final Seconds (as David August), Housebreaker, Belgravia, Discretion, and Death in Connecticut. Moving back to St. Louis, Linzee turned to other forms of writing, selling articles to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other publications and teaching composition at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Retired from teaching, Linzee has continued to write more than ever. He also serves on the boards of various community organizations and has been a supernumerary at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Linzee is a former marathon runner (two in New York, one in St. Louis). He prefers to cycle rather than drive, and also enjoys scuba diving. Eager travelers, he and his wife have been to Ecuador, India, and Israel, but his favorite destination is London, explaining why English characters keep popping up in his novels.