SuitabookLove notes
Leslie McFarlane
- Reading
- Try the opening together, then check whether the competition mystery or the romantic thread is holding the reader’s interest. Pause if the threats feel intense.
- Themes
- Threats and competition: At a piano competition, each finalist has faced a deliberate, mysterious threat, and Nancy uncovers sabotage and blackmail. The threats are part of the mystery, but their consequences and the story’s evaluative treatment are not established.
- Romantic interest: Ted Martinelli, a finalist, appears to have his eye on Nancy, who has come to attend the competition. A romantic thread is signalled, but its nature and treatment are not established.
- Worth knowing
- Threats against competitors, sabotage and blackmail create suspense; one finalist may be hurt or worse. The severity and depiction of harm are unclear.