The Music Lovers — Jonathan Valin

ALMOST REAL...

That's how good little Leon Tubin's big stereo system was -- so good that Harry Stoner, private eye, thought for an instant that Tubin's oversexed wife was playing a Steinway in the other room. Then Stoner came back to reality, and a melancholy mood...

Tubin hired Stoner to find thirty-five priceless vinyl records that had been heisted from his vast collection. What Stoner found instead was a circle of eccentrics ranging from the criminal to the insane, all of whom shared a passion for high-end woofers and tweeters. And Stoner found something else: thirty grand in Tubin's refrigerator.

Before Harry could trace the missing records or the source of the cash, Tubin's wife vanished and the couple's offbeat past started to ring bells. Suddenly Stoner was sure his little music lover was playing a part in a fantasy symphony -- following a melody of blackmail and murder....