Mozart's Last Aria (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780062015860)

Award-winning author Matt Rees takes readers to 18th centuryAustria, where Mozart's estranged sister Nannerl stumblesinto a world of ambition, conspiracy, and immortal music while attempting touncover the truth about her brother's suspicious death. Did Mozart's life endin murder? Nannerl must brave dire circumstances tofind out, running afoul of the secret police, the freemasons, and even theAustrian Emperor himself as she delves into a scandal greater than she had everimagined. With captivating historical details, compelling characters, and areal-life mystery upon which everything hinges, Rees--the award-winning authorof the internationally acclaimed Omar Yussefcrime series--writes in the tradition of Irvin Yalom'sWhen Nietzsche Wept, Louis Bayard's The Pale Blue Eye, andPhillip Sington's The Einstein Girl to achievethe very best in historical fiction with Mozart's Last Aria.

Author: Matt Rees
ISBN-10: 0062015869
ISBN-13: 9780062015860
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2011
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/05/2011
Booklist 10/01/2011 pg. 34
Library Journal 10/01/2011 pg. 73
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2011