A famous opera diva is killed and her tenor boyfriend suspected. The Opera journalist who is the protagonist sat next to her when she was incognito at a show the night she was killed and is now investigating at the behest of the suspect.
The action—though that’s not really the word for what happens—moves from London to France often, sometimes with her supposed boyfriend but not always. I like the witty repartee between the two leads, as well as some of the main characters. . . but despite—or maybe because—of that, some voices sound alike. Her boyfriend and her boss, for instance. And so many characters! Especially the French ladies; I had to go back to remember who Sophie was. On the other side of it, so many guys are fighting for Imogen’s attention—a little bit of Mary Sue there, I think—but she’s always jealous of the French girls. But the worst part is there’s a lot—and I mean a LOT—of description about what she chooses to wear, every single time she gets dressed. It didn’t take long for me to learn to skip those paragraphs. There’s also one point where she’s looking through the newspaper in what is leading up to a big reveal, only it was so obvious who it was going to be.
For the record, no one solved the crime; she stumbled into it as stupidly as possible by almost becoming the next victim.
2.5 pushed up to 3/5

I enjoyed this book. Set in the world of Opera, Imogene writes for a small music magazine based in London. When an opera star becomes the main suspect in the murder of another singer Imogene investigates to help prove his innocence. A good mystery located in some beautiful settings I like the interaction of the star writer Imogene with her fellow workers and her boyfriend Ned. Could be the beginning a nice new cozy series set in
the music world.

Thanks Troubador Publishing Ltd and netgalley fro this ARC.

Good mystery with lots of opera drama added for pazzaz