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Title: Painted Veil

Subtitle: The Second Baroque Mystery

Author: Beverle Graves Myers

Narrator: Geoffrey Blaisdell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-12

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Venice, 1734. Castrato soprano Tito Amato, star of Venice opera, has let fame go to his head. Neglecting his vocal practice for dubious pleasures, Tito finds himself demoted to secondary roles and overshadowed by a visiting singer who usurps his position. But when the murder of scene painter Luca Cavalieri threatens to close the opera house, Tito sees an opportunity to reclaim his status and jumps at the chance to find the killer. He is aided by Englishman Augustus Gussie Rumbolt, who is in Europe making his grand tour. The hunt for the person who wears the mask of Palantinus carries Tito and Gussie into the treacherous depths of the city of Venice, where Tito matches wits with the masked leader of a secret society bent on the destruction of Venices Jewish ghetto.

Beverle Graves Myers, former psychiatrist, switched to writing and has since won the 2006 Million Writers Award. She is the author of short story collections, the Helluva War series, and the Tito Amato mysteries.

Critic Reviews:

Set in 1730s Venice, Myers second baroque mystery skillfully guides the reader past the dangers of fame to the nature of music and love, fulfilling the promise of her well-received debut,Interrupted AriaMyers provides an insightful and tender look at how those who are different - castrati, women, Jews - were treated at the time, as well as a wonderful view of elegant, decadent, nothing-is-as-it-seems-from-behind-the-masque Venice. (Publishers Weekly)

Myers second Baroque mystery returns readers to eighteenth-century Venice, where castrato soprano Tito Amato is again preparing for an opera role at Teatro San Marco - but not the leadAlong the way, Myers exposes readers to a dark side of Venice: prejudice. Often a victim of ridicule himself, Titos heart aches for the Jews, who are forced to live in a locked ghetto and treated with contempt. Like a grand opera, Myers story transports readers to a fascinating world of glamour, deceit, intrigue, and passion. Bravo! (Booklist)

Myerspowerfully evokes a long-ago world where beauty walks with treachery and an intrepid hero who cant afford to lose his voice.(Kirkus Reviews)

Members Reviews:

Great combination of history and mystery.

Interesting history woven into an exciting mystery of the first order. Skillfully written with characters who come to life.

Fascinating Mystery Exploring the Intrigues and Personalities of Early Venetian Opera

I loved the second Tito Amato book as much as the first...the author uses the mystery genre to explore the intrigues and backstage personalities of early Venetian opera in a world musically dominated by the great castratos of the day. An excellent read, for those who are interested in this fascinating era of musical personalities.

Much useful information about the castrati

This is not a topic that is discussed very often and I found the information very interesting and also very disturbing. As much as I love the treble (male soprano) voice, the mutilation that is required to make such a voice continue past puberty is terrible. The greatest irony (or perhaps not) is the Roman Catholic Church's approval of such mutilations for so many years.

Painted Veil

I have thoroughly enjoyed all four of the Tito Amato Series books that I have read. They're filled with mystery and intrigue set in Venice during the height of Venice's opera days.