The Musician's Daughter by Rupert Holmes

The Musician's Daughter Reviews

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  Ruth

  I almost didn't bother to read this, having picked it up at the library, as the trite cover lacked any appeal whatsoever. What possessed the UK publishers to use this rather than the original evocative cover I do not know!
  http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...
  The title change (from Swing: a mystery) also seems superfluous.
  
  Having picked it up a little suspiciously, I found it was a somewhat noir tale of a jazz musician, set in 1940, narrated lightly enough but with some dark bass notes. I am ashamed to say I knew next to nothing about San Francisco's Treasure Island & the World Fair (Golden Gate Exposition) which form the backdrop, so was fascinated by the setting and had to find out more, having had my appetite whetted by the tale and the period photos included in the book. The evocation of the setting was perhaps more successful than the resolution of the mystery itself, but that is a niggle; I thoroughly enjoyed the read.
  
  I also enjoyed the accompanying music available for streaming and free download; a gimmick, maybe so, but a successful one for me in setting the mood and, should one have the energy, perhaps uncovering some clues...
• 
  Jef

  this is the british version of the us book "swing."
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  Gill

  This is an unusual book, written in an ironic, period style. Rupert Holmes brings the era and the milieu to life even for me, a British non-musical reader. A good mystery.