Concerto in Dead Flat

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Summary: Klick clicks with this intriguing hidden person search
Review: Internationally renowned conductor Stephen Shulz flees America followed by a teenage cello player. Before leaving for Paris, Stephen absconded with all the cash in his wife's various accounts. Chris Klick and his partner attorney Bruce Warren uncover an error during an acquisition of a recording company that turns into a sizable amount of royalties for Stephen. Chris flies to Paris to give Stephen the news, but everyone suspects he works for Stephen's angry spouse.

The trail soon takes Chris to Oxford where he realizes that Stephen remains hidden. Chris goes undercover, pretending to be a visiting Raymond Chandler Research Fellow at Wadham College. He hopes to use this guise to meet Stephen and explain the purpose for his stay in England. However, sidebars seem to get in Chris' way.

CONCERTO IN DEAD FLAT is an interesting tale starring a wonderfully different lead character. An amused Wendell McCall pays homage to Oxford in this story line though the investigation seems a bit flat as the inquires never attain concert level interest. However, Klick remains an entertaining player which makes this book and its predecessors (see DEAD AIM and AIM FOR THE HEART) worth reading.

Harriet Klausner