Friday, April 1, 2011

The Devil's Trill


Devil's Trill by Gerald Elias  is a 307 paged mysterious book with different plots.  An old blind man, had always held a grudge on the Grimsley Competition since he was a child.  Now, he has to find the precious violin, the Piccolino Stradivarius, that the Grimsley Competition is only famous for.  This moody old man goes on a journey through New York City with his new student ( oh did I mention the old man is really a violin player and teacher ),Yumi  Shinigawa.  This book is recommended for all orchestrators and band people.