The Mozart Conspiracy (34 page)
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Authors: Scott Mariani
Tags: #Investigation, #Murder - Investigation, #Fiction, #Suspense, #Musicians - Crimes Against, #Suspense Fiction, #Crime, #Murder, #Action & Adventure, #Musicians, #Human Sacrifice, #Wolfgang Amadeus - Death and Burial, #Thrillers, #Mozart, #General, #Secret societies, #Biographical, #Crimes against
Again, special thanks to the team at Avon/HarperCollins UK-the most dynamic, insightful and fun gang of editors a writer could wish for.
Many thanks also to the various people involved in the development of this Ben Hope adventure. I am especially grateful to Peter and Maureen Smart, and Rob Gaffney of the Hamble School of Yachting for offering seafaring advice to a complete landlubber. And, as always, a big thanks to the support team that provided the many litres of red wine that enabled this book to be written.
Scott Mariani grew up in St Andrews, Scotland. He studied Modern Languages at Oxford and went on to work as a translator, a professional musician, a pistol shooting instructor and a freelance journalist before becoming a full-time writer. After spending several years in Italy and France, Scott discovered his secluded writer’s haven in the wilds of west Wales, an 1830s country house complete with rambling woodland and a secret passage. When he isn’t writing, Scott enjoys jazz, movies, classic motorcycles and astronomy. His debut novel,
The Alchemist’s Secret
, was published in 2008.
To find out more about Scott Mariani go to www.scottmariani.com
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The Alchemist’s Secret
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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EPub Edition © 2008 ISBN: 9780007329038
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