Los Angeles jazz musician Barbara Reed releases a taut suspense novel accompanied by its own soundtrack" of songs composed for and about the characters and events in the story.

A CD of music from High Notes Are Murder accompanies the novel set in the L.A. music business. Songs written and performed by the books author, an accomplished jazz and pop musician. Book and CD sold separately or together.

HIGH NOTES ARE MURDER
Suspense Novel

Novel: Singer and songwriter Liz Hanlons big break becomes a nightmare when she discovers the body of her own cousin lying at the foot of the stage where she is about to perform. Terrifying notes prove the same fate will be hers if she does not find her childhood pals murderer first. She uncovers an eerie connection between her uncle and a mob rip-off twenty years ago.

HIGH NOTES ARE MURDER Soundtrack
Liz Hanlons Live Performance"
When heroine Liz Hanlon steps onstage for her live shows, author Barbara Reed draws upon her own twenty-year music career to write a vivid and authentic description of a performer both intoxicated by the creative process, and haunted by her fear of failure. In the "High Notes Are Murder Soundtrack" the reader is further transported, gaining a front row seat at the concert. The songs Liz performs in the story are portrayed in stirring, fully orchestrated arrangements by renowned arranger Llew Matthews. Music is composed and performed by Barbara Reed. Book and CD sold separately or together.