The Composer Is Dead!

There's dreadful news from the symphony hall — the composer is dead! If you have ever heard an orchestra play, then you know that musicians are most certainly guilty of something. Where exactly were the violins on the night in question? Did anyone see the harp? Is the trumpet protesting a bit too boisterously? In this perplexing murder mystery, everyone seems to have a motive, everyone has an alibi, and nearly everyone is a musical instrument. But the composer is still dead. Read along with the Inspector as he interrogates the unusual suspects and then listen to the accompanying audio recording featuring Lemony Snicket and the music of Nathaniel Stookey performed by the San Francisco Symphony. The Composer is Dead is available in hardback from Harper Collins from March 3.

See Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket's official "spokesperson") perform excerpts from the piece in a recent appearance on the Today Show by clicking here.

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