Melody of Murder

The early fifties. In a sanatorium near Kislovodsk, a blind saxophonist, Prokhor Glukhov, dies on stage during a performance. Major Pavel Zverev, the head of the operational department from Pskov, who is here on vacation, suspects that it is murder.... He takes charge of the local detectives and begins an investigation. It turns out that the cause of Glukhov's death was a mouthpiece of the saxophone smeared with poison. The major studies Prokhor's biography: a difficult childhood, the war, participation in the underground… Nothing suspicious. Who would want to kill a blind musician? A new crime that occurs soon complicates the situation even further…

A unique opportunity to return to one of the brightest periods of Soviet history — the post-war time. Real people, real criminal cases, thrilling plot twists.

Author: Валерий Шарапов

Printhouse: Eksmo

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2025

ISBN: 9785042150890

Number of pages: 320

Size: 207x133x23 mm

Cover type: твёрдая

Weight: 280 g

ID: 1713194

The early fifties. In a sanatorium near Kislovodsk, a blind saxophonist, Prokhor Glukhov, dies on stage during a performance. Major Pavel Zverev, the head of the operational department from Pskov, who is here on vacation, suspects that it is murder. He takes charge of the local detectives and begins an investigation. It turns out that the cause of Glukhov's death was a mouthpiece of the saxophone smeared with poison. The major studies Prokhor's biography: a difficult childhood, the war, participation in the underground… Nothing suspicious. Who would want to kill a blind musician? A new crime that occurs soon complicates the situation even further…

A unique opportunity to return to one of the brightest periods of Soviet history — the post-war time. Real people, real criminal cases, thrilling plot twists.

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