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"Slocumb imbues his character's life with so much authenticity in the details, details that anyone who has played a stringed instrument, or played in a professional ensemble, will recognize. . . . Where Slocumb shines ... is in the passages where he shows Ray's grit. . . . [Brendan Slocumb] has plenty of brio to share with readers as well as listeners."
-NPR
"Such a page-turner . . . a musical bildungsroman cleverly contained within a literary thriller. . . . Slocumb isn't too different from his protagonist: a natural. He easily conjures the thrill of mastering a tough musical passage and the tinnitus-like torture of everyday racism."
-The New York Times
"When I opened Brendan Slocumb's debut novel, The Violin Conspiracy, I was immediately transported to a place I'd never been, surrounded by characters I'd never met. In the crowded world of fiction, that's no small accomplishment. . . . Slocumb has orchestrated an engaging and suspenseful story about an aspiring musician and his great-great-grandfather's violin. . . . The Violin Conspiracy is so wonderfully written, especially its descriptions of music, that at times I questioned whether I was reading or listening to a concert. . . . Slocumb is equally adept at suspense, whether he's conveying the ticktock of the main mystery or the heart-pounding, fist-clenching realities Ray has to face as a young Black man in America. This novel, which will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page, is sure to be a favorite in 2022."
-The Washington Post
"A spellbinding first novel that melds classical music, the mystery surrounding a stolen violin and history, too-by way of some troubling insights into our nation's painful legacy of slavery."
-Ebony
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