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Nicola’s promising future—a romance ending with a sudden tragedy—unfolds when the young musician she fell for, Brian Coverdale, never returns from a tour to Canada and is found dead. She is offered a coveted position as secretary to a world‑famous opera singer, a role that promises distraction and new horizons in music. Yet the job quickly pulls her into the very circle she wishes to escape, bringing her face to face with the man responsible for Brian’s death and entangling her in a perilous intrigue.
"The Curtain Rises" blends romance, music, and suspense as Nicola navigates the elite world of opera, confronts hidden motives, and seeks truth in a setting where applause masks betrayal.
First publish date: 1969
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Mary Burchell
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