Dinah Mitchell is saddened when she learns her favorite opera star, Vardis Wolf, has been poisoned especially when she discovers that the woman behind the beautiful voice was her natural mother. Dinah journeys into the dark world of genius, driven to find out the truth about the singer's life and death.Four people closest to Vardis, including her husband, have come forth separately to confess to the murder. Dinah becomes absorbed in their fascinating lives and shared past a past that forces her to cope with the painful reality of her mother's nature and the truth of her own convictions."A mystery novel that draws the unsuspecting reader into the story and then won't let go. It's a grabber." The Pittsburgh Press