Playing with Fire (Hardcover)

from jfe16

Violinist Julia Ansdell's hunt for "old music that's been forgotten and deserves to be rediscovered" takes her to a small antique shop in Rome where she purchases a book of Gypsy tunes and a waltz written by a composer whose name she does not recognize. The music, however, has an unusual composit...

from Carolee888

After listening to Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen, I wanted to share it with everyone. The beautiful violin music binds the story together and gives it deep. Starting out with a gentle waltz and ending in a sort of dark panic. There are two stories that come together because of the written s...

from amcheri

Ok, I really nearly loved this book. Maybe my expectations were too low and that made it better for me. There were twists and turns and a tragic love story and WWII and a possibly murderous little kid. I couldn't stop reading and I very much enjoyed the resolution. It's not out until the end of...

from Cherylk

I have been a fan of this author's for a long time. The last book, Die Again I could not stop reading. While I had that same feeling with this book, it was not as strong. For example the past took a while to really build up to the story of the origin of the music that Julia is playing and for whi...

from julyso

Playing with Fire is about a piece of music...the Incendio waltz. Julia Ansdell finds the music in an antiques shop while visiting Rome. She plays the music when home and it seems to have an effect on her young daughter causing her to act unlike herself. Julie begins to research the origins of th...