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Gerald Elias discusses his new novel Danse MacabreTime:  Thursday, September 2, 2010 6:30 PMLocation:  Kansas City Public Library, Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium, 14 W 10th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105Phone:  913-384-3126 to Order Books in advance, 816-701-3407 to make reservations to attend.Author:  Gerald Elias has been a Boston Symphony violinist, Associate Concertmaster of the Utah Symphony since 1988, Adjunct Professor of Music at the University of Utah, first violinist of the Abramyan String Quartet, and Music Director of the Vivaldi Candlelight concert series.  His previous book Devil's Trill was published in 2009 to critical acclaim. Title:  Danse Macabre, $25.00 Hardcover, ISBN 9780312541897, On Sale Date: August 31, 2010. Daniel Jacobus, reclusive blind concert master and amateur sleuth, returns to solve a most despicable crime and to clear an innocent man Just after his Carnegie Hall swansong and before his imminent departure for retirement in France, beloved violinist and humanitarian Rene Allard is brutally murdered with a mysterious weapon.  His young African American rival, crossover artist BTower, is spotted at the scene of the crime hovering over the contorted body of Allard with blood on his hands. In short order the aloof and arrogant BTower is convicted and sentenced to death, in part the result of the testimony of blind and curmudgeonly violin pedagogue Daniel Jacobus, like millions of others, an ardent admirer of Allard.  Justice has been served…or has it?  Jacobus is dragged back into the case kicking and screaming, and reluctantly follows a trail of broken violins and broken lives as it leads inexorably to the truth, and to his own mortal peril. What:  Gerald Elias will discuss his new novel and career, answer audience questions, and perform a selection of music.  A limited number of pre-autographed copies of Devil's Trill and Danse Macabre will be available for purchase from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event. When:  Thursday, September 2, 2010, 6:30 PM Where:  A Rainy Day Books Author Event at The Kansas City Public Library, Central Branch, Helzberg Auditorium, 14 W 10th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105Admission Package:  This event is open to the general public.  Call The Kansas City Public Library at 816-701-3407 to make reservations to attend. All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.