The Seven Symphonies: A Finnish Murder Mystery - Softcover

Boswell, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591136520 ISBN 13: 9781591136521

Publisher: Booklocker.com, 2005

Synopsis

A serial killer stalks young musicians in Helsinki. Why does he appear to associate each attack with a symphony of the great Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius? This disturbing exploration of sexual obsession culminates in a compelling, suspenseful denouement.

About this title

About the Author

Simon Boswell was born in Kingston, Surrey, UK, grew up in Bristol, and did a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering at Birmingham University. He followed this with a University of Aston postgraduate Diploma in the Teaching of English as a Second or Foreign Language, and has since lived in Finland working as an English teacher. He also studied composition with Einojuhani Rautavaara at the Sibelius Academy, where he now holds the full-time lectureship in English. For many years, his working life has been focused on developing and teaching music-related English courses for students at the Sibelius Academy, the Helsinki Conservatory, and Stadia Polytechnic College.

He has three children: Roy (21), Emily (19) & Daniel (5).

The Seven Symphonies is his first novel.

From the Inside Flap

A bitterly cold March morning in Helsinki, and a young woman is found dead in Sibelius Park. A serial killer has made his first move.

Miranda, a Detective Inspector in the Helsinki Homicide Unit, struggles with a conundrum: Why are musicians being especially targeted? What is the significance of the gruesome trophy the murderer removes from every crime scene? And why does the killer appear to associate each of his attacks with one of the symphonies of the great Finnish composer: Jean Sibelius?

Set against a backdrop of the Finnish music world, the story unfolds as a disturbing exploration of sexual obsession and the more sinister aspects of human sexuality.

Almost as a parallel plot (in a series of lectures held at the Sibelius Academy) the reader is presented with a fascinating biographical sketch of Finland s greatest artist and an analysis of his orchestral masterpieces. These two parallel plot threads will, in subtle ways, become entangled.

For lovers of the detective story: intriguing twists and turns that culminate in a compelling, suspenseful dénouement. For detective story aficionados who also love the music of Sibelius: this is compulsory reading!

Edition details

• Publisher: Booklocker.com
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591136520
• ISBN 13: 9781591136521
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 460