The Mozart Conspiracy - Softcover

Phil Swann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1629166324 ISBN 13: 9781629166322

Publisher: Hartwood Publishing Group, LLC, 2016

Synopsis

David Webber is a man of prodigious musical talent-and prodigious alcohol consumption-who makes a meager living playing piano in a hotel bar. He's sure he's hit rock bottom. David doesn't realize, however, his boring, depressing life is about to get complicated-and dangerous. When David's college mentor is murdered and his music agent disappears, he becomes the prime suspect. David is hurled into a treacherous world of international assassins, underground crime, and shadowy figures in the US government. Could these events be linked to a few faded scribbles of music his mentor passed on to him years earlier? Two centuries after a chance meeting between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Benjamin Franklin, a washed-up piano player uncovers what might be the most explosive musical discovery ever made. But if David can't put all the pieces together, he could end up like Mozart: a dead musical genius.

About this title

About the Author

Phillip Swann is the composer of the award winning musical comedy, "The People vs. Friar Laurence, the Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet." Swann's latest projects are: "Play It Cool," a jazz musical set in 1953 Hollywood; "Shakespeare's Greatest Hits," a musical-comedy review; "Trombone," a musical celebration based upon the poetry on famed African-American poet, journalist and statesman, James Weldon Johnson; "Moms! The musical," a Second City Theatricals production and tour; and "deLEARious," a musical-comedy based on Shakespeare's King Lear and the creation of the King James Bible. As staff songwriter and producer for DreamWorks SKG, Phillip Swann's songs have been heard in both television and film and recorded by such major label artists as Clay Aiken, Lee Ann Womack, Lee Greenwood, John Berry, The Kinleys, Lisa Brokop, Keith Norris and Kristin Garner. As a record producer, Swann's credits include: Roberta Duchak, Dave Aguallo, Dan Namod, Jennifer Capelo, Adrina Thorpe, Greg Rowles and Helen Slater. A graduate of the American Academy Of Dramatic Arts in NYC, Swann now makes his home in Los Angeles. He sits on the board of directors of the Songwriters Guild of America and teaches songwriting at UCLA. Phillip Swann is also the author of the new suspense-thriller, The Mozart Conspiracy, his first novel.

Review

"A novel that runs unstoppable. A thrilling read!" -- Thriller Magazine

"A stylish debut for Phillip Swann...a gripping story, full of twists and turns, in which plot and mystery are the master." -- Book News

The Mozart Conspiracy  is a thrilling historical conspiracy mystery in the spirit of Dan Brown's  The Da Vinci Code .

Edition details

• Publisher: Hartwood Publishing Group, LLC
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1629166324
• ISBN 13: 9781629166322
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368