The Music Lovers

A Harry Stoner Novel

ISBN: 0385299656
ISBN-13: 9780385299657
Format: Hardcover

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"Its prose hugs the road like a pair of new tires."

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Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Published date: 1993
Size: 6 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.85 pounds

Publisher's Notes

Detective Harry Stoner has seen better days. It's the middle of January and business is slower than a crawl. Curled up in his office with a paperback mystery, a little classical music on the radio, and a bottle of Scotch, Harry's ready to cut his losses and hibernate until spring. The only problem is that Harry's been living off Visa credit and Christmas cash, and the money faucet is beginning to run dry. Enter Leon Tubin, an odd little man with worn trousers but a pocketful of cash. Leon's a collector of vintage LP recordings and he's sure another member of his music listening group is ripping him off. They're all jealous of his record library, especially his Wagner loving rival, Sherwood Loeffler. It seems to be nickel and dime stuff to Harry but Leon insists that the recordings in questions are worth about ten thousands dollars. Convincing arguments are one thing, an advance of five crisp one hundred dollar bills is another. Harry takes the case.

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