The Music Box Murders — Larry Karp

Finely Tuned Murder

The Swiss rigid notation music box is a rare, coveted masterpiece that collector Dr. Thomas Purdue would simply die for. Apparently he isn't alone. When the beautiful box is spotted by his "picker" at a local antique shop, Purdue races out to snag the mechanical marvel. Unfortunately, the price is murder.

Not only is the unscrupulous dealer who sold it to him shot and killed, but Purdue learns that the exquisite piece came from the collection of an acquaintance who recently died a most unnatural death. Then the box disappears while in a friend's safekeeping, and Purdue doggedly follows a trail that leads from New York to London in search of the elusive prize and its precious secrets. Five corpses later, a killer is closing in, ready to retire this collector ... permanently.