Cassie Newton is spending the summer with her famous violinist uncle, Victor Mazzini. When he disappears before his concert, she is helped in her search by an American hardware store owner--or is he what he claims to be? A missing Stradivarius violin, an empty violin case, a heist from an Italian villa--all fit into this delightful puzzle. Romantic Suspense by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett
Joan Smith is a graduate of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and the Ontario College of Education. She has taught French and English in high school and English in college. When she began writing, her interest in Jane Austen and Lord Byron led to her first choice of genre, the Regency, which she especially liked for its wit and humor.
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