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About Double Forte': A Gus LeGarde Mystery
Review "an absorbing tale of love, intrigue, and murder" "a compelling thriller" "Artfully crafted imagery that vividly grows in readers'imaginations" -- Ray Edinger, author of Fury Beach Product Description After four lonely years, music professor Gus LeGarde is stillreeling from the death of his wife Elsbeth. To deal with the loss, he plays endlessChopin etudes on his piano and lavishes love on his grandson and dog, butnothing lessens the pain. Life spirals out of control when Gus heads for the snow-coveredhills on an early morning skiing excursion to find a mute child shackled to abedpost in a cabin. Gus rescues the child but the kidnapper, Baxter, escapesinto the woods to stew in hot revenge. Unexpectedly thrown together withCamille, a social worker who takes the child into her own home, Gus falls hard.The first woman who's stirred his soul since his Elsbeth, Camille is politeenough toward him -- but her own dark secrets have her pulling away despite themutual attraction. When Gus's little grandson goes missing, he fears the worse.Does Baxter have the little boy? Does he want to trade for the mute child? Gusbraces for the fight of his life, struggling to protect Camille and his familybefore time runs out. From the Author Double Forté is the first in a long series of mysteries featuring protagonist, Gus LeGarde, a music professor in a historic college town located in Upstate New York. The book spans several levels - it involves a family that successfully deals with loss, grief, recovery, and new-found love; it is packed with delicious tidbits involving children, animals, gardens, music, art, gourmet cooking, and lush descriptions of the Genesee Valley; and finally, because it is a mystery, it includes a pulse-pounding suspense-mystery that pulls the story along, complete with chase scenes through the foggy woods. Gus refers to himself as a "hopeless romantic, a wistful Renaissance man caught in the twenty-first century." No stranger to passion or heartache, Gus lavishes love on his family and dog as he mourns the loss of his lifetime soul mate, Elsbeth. Gus teaches music at Conaroga University, imparting the love of the classics to his students. He is passionate about French Impressionism, nature photography, gardening, and spends hours cooking lavish gourmet meals for his family and friends. His rambling, 1811 Greek Revival farm house lies amidst the rolling hills and bucolic splendor of the Genesee Valley. He drives an old Volvo sedan, plays Chopin etudes to clear his mind and feed his soul, and has an impeccable inner moral compass. About the Author Aaron Lazar resides in Upstate New York with his wife, three daughters, son-in-law, two grandsons, mother-in-law, dogs Max and Frisky, and three cats, Tristan, Allouette, and Jasmine. When not writing, he works as an engineer and is also a passionate gardener, chef, photographer, cross-country skier, pianist, and fine arts enthusiast. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1 Wed been skiing over the frozen alfalfa field for twenty minutes when I heard the howl. I stopped dead in my tracks, pulled back my hood, and listened. Siegfried swished up behind me and plunked his long poles into the snow pack. I stood motionless, straining to hear the sound again. "Professor?" he said. I frowned, listened again, and looked up at my behemoth brother-in-law. "Did you hear that?" I asked. Siegfried drew back his hood, listening intently. Wisps of hair had escaped from his long blond ponytail and fluttered around his face in the cold wind. A hawk passed overhead, screeching against the silence of the frozen landscape. He shook his head to indicate that he heard nothing. I listened again for a long minute and was about to dismiss the idea, when we both heard the second cry. Siegfried stiffened and turned his head toward the woods as he whispered, "Was ist das? (What is that)" in his strong German accent. The sec
