- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Magna Large Print Books; Large type edition edition (April 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750503416
- ISBN-13: 978-0750503419
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,672,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Fun!
16 Oct 2005
Format:Paperback
Sure the action gets a bit silly. But what fun.
No need to be an opera fan. Only an appreciation of the difficulties likely to crop up among high-strung, theatrical characters is required. Sit back, enjoy the story and have a good time. Expect a few giggles. Excellent vacation reading.
No need to be an opera fan. Only an appreciation of the difficulties likely to crop up among high-strung, theatrical characters is required. Sit back, enjoy the story and have a good time. Expect a few giggles. Excellent vacation reading.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Suspense plus spoof of the opera world!
4 Jan 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Robert Barnard once again mixes an intriguing mystery with gently satirical portrait of a budding Manchester opera company with its "prime donne", dictatorial director, even a ex-military stage-door keeper! Highly recommended for those who love (or hate) opera. Even the detective is knowledgeable on the subject. And Barnard works his plot in nicely with production of "Rigoletto" that the company is rehearsing.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
6 stars if you like opera, 7 if you know Rigoletto
2 Jan 2006
Format:Paperback
Robert Barnard is amazing in the way he takes social commentary, disguises it as page-turning fiction, then adds a murder mystery to give it a little extra zing. He's done it in every one of his books that I've read.
Death on the High C's is a sly look at the workings of a provincial opera company preparing to stage Rigoletto while a murder investigation takes place in their midst, but you don't have to be an opera buff to enjoy the shenanigans.
Familiarity with the subject of any story will, of course, enhance your enjoyment of it, but Death on the High C's works, as is usual with Barnard, as flavorful social commentary spiced with murder mystery.
Death on the High C's is a sly look at the workings of a provincial opera company preparing to stage Rigoletto while a murder investigation takes place in their midst, but you don't have to be an opera buff to enjoy the shenanigans.
Familiarity with the subject of any story will, of course, enhance your enjoyment of it, but Death on the High C's works, as is usual with Barnard, as flavorful social commentary spiced with murder mystery.
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