Cover of Cruel Music

Cruel Music

the third baroque mystery

  • 2006 first published
  • 303 pages
  • 10 editions

Published in 2006, Cruel Music is a historical fiction novel by Beverle Graves Myers. It takes readers to Italy and Venice in the 18th century. It features Pope Clement XII. Key subjects include brothers, Opera, Smuggling and popes.

It has been published in 10 editions.

At about 303 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Pope Clement XII

Subjects

  • Brothers
  • Opera
  • Smuggling
  • Popes
  • Castrati
  • Election
  • Singers
  • Tito Amato
  • Secret societies
  • Mystery & detective
  • Venice, Italy
  • Clergy
  • Rome, Italy
  • Crime
  • Historical
  • Italy

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Cruel Music?

Cruel Music was written by Beverle Graves Myers and first published in 2006.

What genre is Cruel Music?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction.

How long is Cruel Music?

The median edition has 303 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Cruel Music?

Readers who like it often enjoy Fools' Gold, Starling and STORM.

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