Swing

Rupert Holmes fuses gripping suspense and evocative music in an innovative novel of intrigue set in 1940, during the very heart of the Big Band era. Includes original music composed and arranged by Holmes; music which offers additional clues that can help unlock Swing's most ominous secret. Jazz musician Ray Sherwood, touring with the Jack Donavan Orchestra in 1940, is haunted by a personal tragedy. But when Gail, a beautiful and talented Berkeley student, seeks his help in orchestrating an original composition slated to premiere at San Francisco's Golden Gate Exposition, Ray finds himself powerfully drawn to the beguiling coed. While waiting for her, he witnesses a horrifying sight: a young woman plunging to her death from the island's emblematic Tower of the Sun. Ray is immediately drawn into a complex and seductive mystery in which he must use all his physical daring and improvisational skills to unlock an ominous puzzle whose sinister implications stretch far beyond anything he could imagine. Skillfully evoking the Big Band era and the lost world of Treasure Island, Swing is a unique and dazzling treat by a master storyteller. "Smart and impressively elaborate, a sophisticated foray into musical mystery plotting. Holmes can turn a phrase as handily as he can encrypt clues. -- The New York Times Twice a recipient of the Edgar Award, Rupert Holmes is also the first person to solely receive Tony awards for Best Book, Best Music, and Best Lyrics -- for his Broadway musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which also won the Tony for Best Musical. Holmes created and wrote the Emmy Award-winning series Remember WENN, which has been made into a major motion picture featuring Kevin Bacon (Fall 2005 release). An AudioFile magazine Earphones winner and Audie Award Finalist, Patrick Lawlor is also an accomplished stage actor, director and combat choreographer. He has worked extensively Off-Broadway, regionally, and in Europe.