Nocturne — Harrison Gradwell Slater

Amid the lush tonal landscapes of Chopin, a killer stalks unseen. Just when her life in New York seems to be unraveling, Artemisia Talbot receives a commission to photograph Chopin s Paris. And in the City of Light, she discovers unconditional love for the first time with the young American musicologist Matthew Pierce. Artemisia accompanies Matthew to Warsaw, where he purchases a diary that describes Chopin s ill-fated love affair with little Marynia, a talented pianist and watercolorist. But the diary also holds some disturbing parallels to contemporary events, and the brilliance of Artemisia s surroundings in Paris, Warsaw, and Nohant obscures the grim reality that she is being followed by an obsessive killer bent on revenge. The internationally known author, scholar and pianist Harrison Slater continues on the path of his acclaimed best-selling novel, Night Music, which was optioned as a film in Europe. Just as Night Music opened the world of Mozart to mystery readers, Nocturne brings the poetic panoramas of Chopin to those who love novels of romance and obsession.