Music Thrillers

Miss celebrating Halloween this year? Here are some music thrillers you might enjoy from LibraryThing and other sources.

"The Chopin Manuscript: A Serial Thriller" by Jeffrey Deaver, Lisa Scottoline, Lee Child and twelve more authors, one expert writer per chapter. Summary: Harry Middleton has possession of a priceless score by Frederic Chopin that puts him and thousands of Americans in grave danger. Hidden amidst measures and notes is a secret that others are willing to kill for, and Middleton must work toward discovering the mystery of the manuscript while also protecting his life. Jeffery Deaver wrote the first and last chapters, while fifteen thriller authors each wrote one chapter.

"Murder at the Opera: A Capital Crimes Novel" by Margaret Truman.
From Publishers Weekly
Bestseller Truman's 22nd D.C. mystery (after 2005's Murder at the Washington Tribune), one of her strongest, opens with what looks like a simple crime of passion: a promising young Canadian opera singer found dead at the Kennedy Center's Washington National Opera. Criminal lawyer turned law professor Mackensie Smith and retired cop Ray Pawkins both happen to be at the theater when the body is discovered, both there as extras in an upcoming production of Puccini's Tosca—Mac pressed into service by his wife, Annabel, and Ray involved because of his love of opera. While the two put their talents to solving the case—which turns out to involve corrupt talent agents and international terrorism—Truman widens her scope to reveal a charming supporting cast including fictitious U.S. president Arthur Montgomery. Opera buffs will enjoy the Tosca anecdotes and occasional glimpses of intelligence gathering in the Middle East lend a timely feel.

For a music CD, try "Devil's Dance" (DGG)performed by Gil Shaham, violin and Jonathan Feldman, piano. Contents Devil's dance : from The witches of Eastwick / John Williams -- A Transylvanian lullaby : from Young Frankenstein / John Morris -- Puck / Edvard Grieg -- Danse macabre / Camille Saint-Saëns -- Caprice fantastique / Erich Wolfgang Korngold -- Walpugisnacht / Johannes Brahms -- Hexenlied / Felix Mendelssohn -- La ronde des lutins / Antonio Bazzini -- Graceful ghost / William Bolcom -- Concert fantasy on Gounod's Faust / Pablo de Sarasate -- Caprice in B flat major / Nicolo Paganini -- Sonata in G minor : "Devil's trill" / Giuseppe Tartini -- Obsession : from Sonata for solo violin in A minor / Eugène Ysaye.

There's also "Scary Movie Music" (Scotti Bros.): Track Listings
1. Dracula
2. Night on Bald Mountain - Neil Norman
3. War of the Worlds
4. Alien - Neil Norman
5. Pit and the Pendulum
6. Twilight Zone - Neil Norman
7. Jaws
8. Pshcyo
9. Blade Runner
10. Resurrected - Neil Norman