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The Mozart Conspiracy: A Thriller
The Mozart Conspiracy: A Thriller
The Mozart Conspiracy: A Thriller
Audiobook11 hours

The Mozart Conspiracy: A Thriller

Written by Scott Mariani

Narrated by Steven Crossley

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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About this audiobook

While investigating the death of his lover’s brother, Ben Hope returns for a race around Europe as he uncovers clues and secrets suggesting the murder of eighteenth-century composer Mozart in this suspenseful thriller by international bestselling author Scott Mariani.

When former British Special Air Service officer Ben Hope is enlisted by his first love, the beautiful singer Leigh Llewellyn, to investigate her brother Oliver’s death, their search leads to a blood-soaked puzzle dating back to the eighteenth-century and the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The famous composer was a noted Freemason and evidence suggests it was possible he was killed by a shadowy splinter group of the organization.

The official report states that Oliver died in a tragic accident, but the day he died, he sent Leigh all the files concerning an unfinished book on Mozart. As Ben and Leigh piece together Oliver’s research, they receive a missing letter written by the composer himself that indicates both men’s deaths could have been murder.

From Oxford’s dreamy spires to Venice’s labyrinthine canals and Vienna’s majestic palaces, Ben and Leigh must race across Europe to uncover the truth behind the Mozart conspiracy.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 22, 2011
ISBN9781442338043
The Mozart Conspiracy: A Thriller
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Scott Mariani

Scott Mariani is the author of the worldwide-acclaimed action / adventure series featuring maverick ex-SAS hero Ben Hope. Scott’s books have topped the bestseller charts in the UK and beyond. Scott was born in Scotland, studied in Oxford and now lives and writes in rural west Wales.

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  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    I don't say this often, but this book is just awful. The plot is all over the place, the characters are thin, the writing is cliche, and the violence is gratutious. There are just enough possibilities to have kept me going to the end and what a mistake. The end is the absolute worst part and not just because it's not the desired result. I will never read this writer again!

    2 people found this helpful

  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Intriguing start, good dialogue and character development.It did have good momentum early, but the lead character - Ben Hope blundered into one scrape too many and the narrative lost its power. Hope comes off as too amateurish allowing himself to be captured after accepting drugged drinks from a strange woman. It also should have been re-titled as Mozart wasn't that germane to the story line.

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    The adverstisement reads: "James Bond meets Jason Bourne meets The Da Vinci Code". Having read 2 out of those 3 I would say it does not quite meet that level. It is a good thriller but I do not think the character development is as good as that by Dan Brown. And the story line is not as fun as a James Bond book. At too many points in the story I found myself questioning the validity of a character's action. Ok, after saying all that, I do not think it is a total waste of time, rather I categorize it as light fun reading that does not require much attention. Definitely entertaining, but not as much as say, Satori which I read recently. If you could buy only one to read, go with Don Winslow's Satori.Oh and I read and have the advanced reader's edition not the hardcover.

    1 person found this helpful

  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    This book was good until the very end. Kept me interested, right amount of drama etc but the last page is the most disappointing ending for a book I think I've ever read. I actually said out loud "That's it?!" I felt like Ralphie after he realized that his long awaited Little Orphan Annie decoder ring was part of a "crummy commercial".
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Ben Hope is a great new hero. Would enjoy more books with him as the main character. The language is pretty rough in this though. That will keep me from reading more of Mr. Mariani's books, I'm afraid, though. There are several great authors of thrillers/police/political books who do not find it necessary to use blue language to make it "more realistic" as is claimed by those who do use the language, so I will stick with them. It is a shame though, because this was a great read.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    The jacket copy references The DaVinci Code.
    This is a true assessment. Violent
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I'm not a fan of the genre ("the hero, with a wry smile and thinking of his mother, broke the henchman's neck with the third toe of his left foot"), so add a star or two if you are. I was afraid even before I received this that it would be another Amber Room, the nadir of my reading life. The Mozart Conspiracy, however, is better than that. It's plausible, if you accept the overarching secret society premise, and the characters have a little depth--maybe more if you read more Mariani. Overall, if you like thrillers, you'll probably breeze through this one and be fairly happy with it.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    SYNOPSIS
    A centuries-old mystery. An ?accidental? death. A conspiracy that may end in murder. Former British Special Air Service officer Ben Hope is running for his life. Enlisted by Leigh Llewellyn?the beautiful, world-famous opera star and Ben?s first love?to investigate her brother, Oliver?s, mysterious death, Ben finds himself caught up in a puzzle dating back to the 1700s.

    At the time of his death, Oliver was working on a new book about Mozart. Though the official report states that Oliver died in a tragic accident, the facts don?t add up. But as Ben and Leigh dig deeper, they find that Oliver?s research reveals that Mozart, a notable Freemason, may have been killed by a shadowy and powerful splinter group of the organization. The only proof lies in a missing letter, believed to have been written by Mozart himself. When Leigh and Ben receive a video documenting a ritual sacrifice performed by hooded men, they realize that the sect is still in existence today and will stop at nothing to keep its secrets.

    From the dreaming spires of Oxford and Venice?s labyrinthine canals to the majestic architecture of Vienna, Ben and Leigh must race across Europe to uncover the truth behind the Mozart conspiracy before they become its next victims.


    Dan Browne and Robert Ludlum?s love child would read like this?

    Says what it does on the tin: fast and furious; pacey and punchy written with on eye on the film market I would guess.

    I listened to it in audio book format during the tedious daily commute and it was fine for that but not sure I would have stuck with it if I was reading it...if you know what I mean
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    If you enjoy books where you find yourself yelling out loud in frustration at the characters, then this is the book for you.

    My apologies to the author and narrator, but I can’t believe I wasted almost 12 hours of my life listening to this book. I kept waiting for it to redeem itself but it never did. The characters are not compelling, the dialogue is stilted and unimaginative, and— other than the author’s apparently vast knowledge of firearms— it has none of the meticulous detail or intrigue of a Dan Brown novel. There are very few facts about Mozart or the Freemasons, and it doesn’t appear that much research was done, other than perhaps looking at a map. The action scenes (and there are plenty) are each as implausible as something out of The Matrix or Mission Impossible movies.

    I am not saying I could write better, only that this effort wasn’t worth the time it took.