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Murder in G Major

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"Gordon strikes a harmonious chord in this enchanting spellbinder of a mystery." – Susan M. Boyer, USA Today Bestselling Author of Lowcountry Book Club

With few other options, African-American classical musician Gethsemane Brown accepts a less-than-ideal position turning a group of rowdy schoolboys into an award-winning orchestra. Stranded without luggage or money in the Irish countryside, she figures any job is better than none. The perk? Housesitting a lovely cliffside cottage. The catch? The ghost of the cottage's murdered owner haunts the place. Falsely accused of killing his wife (and himself), he begs Gethsemane to clear his name so he can rest in peace.

Gethsemane's reluctant investigation provokes a dormant killer and she soon finds herself in grave danger. As Gethsemane races to prevent a deadly encore, will she uncover the truth or star in her own farewell performance?

Related subjects include: cozy mysteries, women sleuths, murder mystery series, whodunit mysteries (whodunnit), British mysteries, book club recommendations, amateur sleuth books, paranormal mysteries, Irish cozies, ghost mysteries, music mysteries.

Books in the Gethsemane Brown Mystery Series:

  • MURDER IN G MAJOR (#1)
  • Part of the Henery Press Mystery Series Collection, if you like one, you'll probably like them all...

    Author Bio:

    A writer since childhood, Alexia Gordon won her first writing prize in the 6th grade. She continued writing through college but put literary endeavors on hold to finish medical school and Family Medicine residency training. She established her medical career then returned to writing fiction. Raised in the southeast, schooled in the northeast, she relocated to the west where she completed Southern Methodist University's Writer's Path program. She admits Texas brisket is as good as Carolina pulled pork. She practices medicine in El Paso. She enjoys the symphony, art collecting, embroidery, and ghost stories.

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      • Library Journal

        Starred review from September 1, 2016

        Stranded in the Irish countryside with no money to get home to Virginia, African American musician Gethsemane Brown takes a job at St. Brennan's School, charged with turning a group of schoolboys into a prize-winning orchestra in six weeks. House-sitting in Carraigfaire, the former residence of Eamon McCarthy, a renowned Irish composer and conductor, Gethsemane feels inspired. Then she discovers Eamon's ghost still inhabits Carraigfaire and he wants her to solve his death. Eamon tells her that 25 years ago his wife, Orla, was thrown off the cliffs and he was poisoned, but the local garda (police) never bothered to investigate and marked the case closed as a murder-suicide. As Gethsemane grows attached to her students and begins to find fulfillment again, a long-dormant killer is stirring again. VERDICT The captivating southwestern Irish countryside adds a delightful element to this paranormal series launch. Gethsemane is an appealing protagonist who is doing the best she can against overwhelming odds.

        Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

      • Publisher's Weekly

        August 1, 2016
        Dr. Gethsemane Brown, the engaging heroine of Gordon’s appealing first novel and series launch, leaves everything behind in Dallas to accept the assistant conductor position of the Cork Philharmonic, only to learn on arrival in Ireland that she has lost the job to the music director’s mistress. Unwilling to return home after such a letdown, Gethsemane accepts a teaching post at St. Brennan’s School for Boys in rainy Dunmullach. Gethsemane is pleased to find lodging at Carraigfaire Cottage, the former home of one of her favorite composers, Eamon McCarthy, though she’s unsettled to discover that his loquacious and sardonic ghost haunts the place. Eamon won’t let Gethsemane rest until his name is cleared of the murder of his wife, 25 years earlier. Meanwhile, Gethsemane takes on the challenge of preparing the St. Brennan’s orchestra, whose performance has been sub-peak, for the All-County School Orchestra competition. This refreshing, humorous cozy, notable for its African-American protagonist in a subgenre featuring few persons of color, will leave readers eagerly anticipating the sequel.

      • Library Journal

        Starred review from November 1, 2016

        African American classical musician Gethsemane Brown loses a gig and her luggage in Ireland, but, as luck would have it, she lands another job, leading a boy's orchestra at St. Brennan's school. One problem? Her lovely cliffside cottage is haunted by the ghost of the previous owner, who begs Gethsemane to help clear his name in his wife's murder. A charming paranormal series launch with an appealing protagonist. (LJ 9/1/16)

        Copyright 2016 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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