Counterpoint: A Novel of Music & Murder

Allegra Brewster, a talented cellist and the SummerFest Symphony’s assistant manager, is thankful all is finally going well after a spring beset by a tragic murder. Now the festival has returned to form, filled with music and camaraderie, in the charming Maine coastal town of Kennimac.

Unbeknownst to Allie, big changes are afoot. First, a key festival member decides to leave. Next, Allegra must fend off her former boyfriend, whose desire to rekindle their romance she doesn’t share. Then, much worse, the festival’s harmony shatters when a member is found dead under strange circumstances. The police quickly rule it a suicide, but Allie can’t believe that person would have killed themself. Others, besides the police, disagree.
Determined to find the answer, Allie begins to question her preconceptions. What in this person’s life was not as it seemed? As she navigates the unknown, she confronts her own doubts and fears. Was the death truly self-inflicted, or is a murderer hiding among them?

With her own safety—and perhaps confidence in her ability to understand others—on the line, Allie sets out to discover if it was indeed a murder and, if so, expose the killer. Accompanied by an extensive and varied playlist, this mystery novel blends the haunting beauty of Maine’s coastline and the distinctive atmosphere of a summer orchestra with the tension of a gripping mystery, centered on a young woman whose passion for music and truth drives her quest for knowledge.