Breakout Books of 2022 to kick off ‘23 💥📕 Thank you @hankpryan for the interview in Mystery Scene magazine⁠ ⁠ "Did the idea [for your book] come out of an experience, or a theme you thought was important?" ⁠ ⁠ "The themes The Violin Conspiracy tackled were very personal to me - my love of music, my frustration with how music can be taught and played. How I felt 'less than'' when it came to my music. My initial idea was a down-and-out kid who discovers a Stradivarius violin. Then I thought: And what if someone stole the Strad? That was the missing question that got the story going." ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠#brendanslocumb #blackviolinist #suspense #mystery #blackauthor #bookstagram #bookreview #readersofinstagram #booksandtea #idratherbereading #gmabookclub #gmabookclubpick #books #booksta #theviolinconspiracy #violin #spotlight #bookreporter #2022bookreview #2023⁠