The Music Festival Mystery

The Music Festival Mystery
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2013-05-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1439114161

The International Friendship Club is sponsoring a fun weekend—but Nancy finds a melting pot of sabotage! For Nancy and her friends, Worldbeat Weekend at Emerson College is supposed to be a good time. Nancy gets to spend time with her boyfriend, Ned, and everyone plans to enjoy music and food from around the world. But the two candidates running to be the next president of IFC are from rival countries, and when they accuse each other of smearing their campaigns with dirty tricks, the chaos begins. Missing money and collapsing tents are just the start of the trouble. As tensions rise, the weekend spirals toward disaster. The local press is sniffing around. A public scandal would ruin IFC, and only Nancy can uncover the clues to track down the culprit in time!

Mystery Festival

Mystery Festival
Author: Kevin Beals
Publisher: Great Explorations
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Forensic sciences
ISBN: 9780924886102

Student detectives conduct forensic science investigations on evidence found at a "crime scene." The critical distinction between evidence and inference is emphasized.

Bellweather Rhapsody

Bellweather Rhapsody
Author: Kate Racculia
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2014
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0544129911

A young music prodigy goes missing from a hotel room that was the site of an infamous murder-suicide fifteen years earlier, renewing trauma for a bridesmaid who witnessed the first crime and rallying an eccentric cast of characters during a snowstorm that traps everyone on the grounds.

Fatal Cajun Festival

Fatal Cajun Festival
Author: Ellen Byron
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2019-09-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1643851306

USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Ellen Byron cranks it up to eleven in the fifth fast and funny Cajun Country mystery. Louisiana B&B owner Maggie Crozat kicks up her heels at a country music festival--but she'll have one foot in the grave if she can't bring the killer of a diva's hanger-on to heel. Grab your tickets for Cajun Country Live!, the pickers' and crooners' answer to the legendary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Maggie Crozat, proprietor of the Crozat Plantation B&B, plans to be in the cheering section when her friend Gaynell Bourgeois takes the stage with her band, Gaynell and the Gator Girls. The festival's headliner, native daughter Tammy Barker, rocketed to stardom on a TV singing competition. She has the voice of an angel...and the personality of a devilish diva. But Maggie learns that this tiny terror carries a grudge against Gaynell. She's already sabotaged the Gator Girls' JazzFest audition. When a member of Tammy's entourage is murdered at the festival, Tammy makes sure Gaynell is number one on the suspect list. Gaynell has plenty of company on that list--including every one of Tammy's musicians. Posing as a groupie, Maggie infiltrates Tammy's band and will have to hit all the right notes to clear her friend's name.

Music Festival Murder (A Rolling Dough Pizza Truck Mystery Book 2)

Music Festival Murder (A Rolling Dough Pizza Truck Mystery Book 2)
Author: R.M. Murphy
Publisher: R.M. Murphy
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2024-08-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

When pizza truck owner Denny Winwood rolls into the annual JamFest, he expects an easy weekend serving piping-hot pies to hungry music fans… But the festive vibe takes a dark turn when a pillar of the community is found dead, sending shockwaves through the tight-knit town. Along with Romeo, his spirited five-pound Yorkie, Denny takes on the role of investigator, sifting through a chorus of suspects and clues. Was it a simple mishap, or is there something more sinister at play? Each slice of evidence brings Denny closer to the truth, but the stakes are higher than ever. With the town gripped by fear and uncertainty, can he unravel the mystery before the chaos reaches a crescendo? Or will his quest for answers be silenced? Indulge in this wholesome food truck mystery, where every bite brings you closer to the final, electrifying encore. Relevant keywords: Food Truck Cozy Mystery Culinary Cozy Mystery Amateur Sleuth Cozy Mysteries with Dogs Food-related Cozy Mystery

Dvorak and His World

Dvorak and His World
Author: Michael Beckerman
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1993-09-12
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0691000972

Comprising both interpretive essays and a selection of documents that bear testimony to Dvořák's career and musical works, this volume addresses fundamental questions about the composer while presenting an argument for a radical reappraisal of his work.

Sergey Prokofiev and His World

Sergey Prokofiev and His World
Author: Simon Alexander Morrison
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2008-08-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0691138958

"Look after your son's talents" : The literary notebook of Mariya Prokofieva / introductory essay, commentary, and translation by Pamela Davidson -- The Krzhizhanovsky-Prokofiev collaboration on "Eugene Onegin", 1936 (a lesser-known casualty of the Pushkin death jubilee) / introductory essay, commentary, and translation by Caryl Emerson -- Prokofiev and Atovmyan : Correspondence, 1933-1952 / introduction and commentary by Nelly Kravetz ; translation by Simon Morrison -- Prokofiev's immortalization / Leonid Maximenkov -- "I came too soon" : Prokofiev's early career in America / Stephen D. Press -- Lieutenant Kizhe : New media, new means / Kevin Bartig -- Observations on Prokofiev's sketchbooks / Mark Aranovsky ; translation by Jason Strudler -- Prokofiev on the Los Angeles Limited / Elizabeth Bergman -- Between two aesthetics : The revision of Pilnyak's "Mahogany" and Prokofiev's Fourth symphony / Marina Frolova-Walker -- After Prokofiev / Peter J. Schmelz -- Beyond death and evil : Prokofiev's spirituality and Christian Science / Leon Botstein.

Diver's Paradise

Diver's Paradise
Author: Davin Goodwin
Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1608093840

Why do people close to Roscoe Conklin keep showing up dead—and on the paradise island of Bonaire? After 25 years on the job, Detective Roscoe Conklin trades his badge for a pair of shorts and sandals and moves to Bonaire, a small island nestled in the southern Caribbean. But the warm water, palm trees, and sunsets are derailed when his long-time police-buddy and friend back home, is murdered. Conklin dusts off a few markers and calls his old department, trolling for information. It's slow going. No surprise, there. After all, it's an active investigation, and his compadres back home aren't saying a damn thing. He's 2,000 miles away, living in paradise. Does he really think he can help? They suggest he go to the beach and catch some rays. For Conklin, it's not that simple. Outside looking in? Not him. Never has been. Never will be. When a suspicious mishap lands his significant other, Arabella, in the hospital, the island police conduct, at best, a sluggish investigation, stonewalling progress. Conklin questions the evidence and challenges the department's methods. Something isn't right. Arabella wasn't the intended target. He was. Perfect for fans of Randy Wayne White's Doc Ford and Robert B. Parker's Spencer While the novels in the Roscoe Conklin Mystery Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is: Diver's Paradise Paradise Cove

The Case of the Lost Song

The Case of the Lost Song
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2001
Genre: Detective and mystery stories
ISBN: 0743406885

When a traveling antiques appraisal show comes to Chicago, Nancy, Bess, and George take some "treasures" to the experts. A dealer finds a rare tape by a famous rock group in George's old reel-to-reel tape recorder, but the tape is soon stolen--like many other items brought to the show. Nancy discovers a mix of suspects, and she must determine who has been overcome by greed.

Me (Moth)

Me (Moth)
Author: Amber McBride
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2021-08-17
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250780373

FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE A debut YA novel-in-verse by Amber McBride, Me (Moth) is about a teen girl who is grieving the deaths of her family, and a teen boy who crosses her path. Moth has lost her family in an accident. Though she lives with her aunt, she feels alone and uprooted. Until she meets Sani, a boy who is also searching for his roots. If he knows more about where he comes from, maybe he’ll be able to understand his ongoing depression. And if Moth can help him feel grounded, then perhaps she too will discover the history she carries in her bones. Moth and Sani take a road trip that has them chasing ghosts and searching for ancestors. The way each moves forward is surprising, powerful, and unforgettable. Here is an exquisite and uplifting novel about identity, first love, and the ways that our memories and our roots steer us through the universe.