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Rating: The literary debut of Piergiuseppe Poleggi comes to light by chance during the listening of the Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is a mystery, a genre never practiced by the author, who is not even a big fan.
The protagonist is a commissioner of a minor section of the Brandenburg police, Mario Kürtz. In his boring daily routine, just when he takes a moment to relax by attending a concert of the Berlin chamber orchestra, he encounters an apparently inexplicable crime. The first violin of the orchestra is found dead, stabbed outside the Brandenburg Cathedral where the concert was supposed to take place. There are many suspects, but after a meticulous elimination, only the members of the orchestra and their conductor remain. The commissioner, unsure of how to proceed, brings everyone to the station and begins a long collective interrogation. The book unfolds through questions, traps, under-the-table tricks, and intense investigations into the past of the suspects. This is the most fascinating part of the book, where the characters, personal stories, conflicting feelings, and hidden things of many protagonists are revealed. Without giving too much away, we say that we don’t want to deprive you of the pleasure of delving into this maze of events that unfold over an entire night of investigation until the identification of the murderer the next morning. The book has been presented to the public three times with a large attendance of enthusiasts. There have been many positive feedbacks and requests for another episode of Commissioner Kürtz's stories. A sequel is not out of the question.
Ugo Baldi
Il Messaggero
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