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The Book Show
The Book Show

Brendan Slocumb - The Violin Conspiracy

By Joe Donahue
Published February 22, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST
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Brendan Slocumb’s debut thriller, “The Violin Conspiracy,” is a page-turner about a Black classical musician’s desperate quest to recover his lost family heirloom violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world.

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