Looking for a Fabulous – Can’t Put It Down Summer Read?- “The Lost Concerto:” A Book Review

I love a good summer read, and thanks to an already-super busy summer, I haven’t had time to look for that perfect book yet. Luckily, I got asked to read a Super Fabulous thriller- “The Lost Concerto” by Helaine Mario, and boy did it end up being the perfect book for summer and more!

This captivating book about murder and mystery, (and even a bit of a super romantic love story), kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time! In fact, it was SO GOOD. that I read the over 400 page book in just 4 days! I had to stop on three of the days for something or because I had to be somewhere, but on one of the days, I was reading it at night before bed, and even though it was super late and I was so incredibly tired, I couldn’t put it down. I would tell myself, oh the chapters are only a couple pages long, I’ll just read the next one, I have to find out what is happening! And then I ended up reading about 15 more chapters that very night. And to be honest, I had a hard time falling asleep even then, I was so engrossed in the characters and the story. I couldn’t stop thinking about it, and I was dying to read more and know what was happening!!

This is exactly how the book goes from the moment you pick it up and read the first page! You will have a hard time putting it down at any point during the book, because every chapter is so incredibly intense, and you’re dying to find out what is happening, you just have to keep reading! Starting from the very beginning you read about a murder happening first thing, so it already had me wondering, what is happening. who is the killer? Why did this happen? What happened to the victim’s little boy? Once you read on, you find out that there are actually several different stories happening at once. In fact, Mario writes the story from several different perspectives, so you get a glimpse into the mind of each character in the book, even the killers, which I absolutely loved. You feel like you really get to know each character and it’s fun getting a direct look into their mind to know what each character is thinking and feeling about the situation.

Mario brilliantly keeps you going back and forth between characters so you learn a little here and a little there and you’re wondering what they will do next, but then it’s on the the next character and the next story. I found this to be incredibly addictive and I think was a big part of the reason why I just couldn’t put the book down!

So what’s the story about, right? Well you know some murder is involved by now! The story focuses on classical pianist who has just lost her husband and best friend in the last 8 months. Her godchild (son of her best friend who has been murdered) is missing in Europe, and the grieving pianist, Maggie, is desperate to find him, as she had promised herself and her dead best friend, Sophia,  to always keep him safe.

Maggie is soon visited by the FBI hoping to get her help on solving the case as well. What she doesn’t know right away, is that the possible murderer of her best friend may be tied to stolen art, music, and terrorism! And that the country has reason to believe that an attack will be made on US ground very soon if Sophia’s murderer, the possible terrorist funding the operation, is not found and put to a stop immediately!

When reading “The Lost Concerto” you will find a whole lot of other crazy plots wrapped around this as well, as each character has their own thing going on, and you soon find out how they are all tied to each other. The story will keep you guessing just how this book will end, and who exactly played what role in each of these wild mysteries. For example, when Agent Sugarman of the FBI visits Maggie to get her help on the case, she is shown a picture of her first love, and the father of her 30 year old son, thought to have died in war 30 years earlier. Maggie soon makes it her mission to not only find her Godchild lost somewhere in Europe, but to find the answers to this mystery, and see if indeed, her son’s father is alive and well, living in France. Maggie is then rushed to Paris where she meets up with a vet working the case to stop the terrorist, and on a her own mission to find her own answers to these gripping mysteries of her missing godson and long lost lover. The rest… well that is up to you to find out in this intriguing, got you on the edge-of-your-seat summer read!

I absolutely LOVED reading this book and highly recommend it! It is the perfect read for anyone! It will have you sitting on the edge of your seat, wondering what will happen next, trying to solve the mysteries, and keeping you completely hooked until you finish! In fact, towards the end of the book, a huge twist gets thrown in that actually gave me the chills, and I had goosebumps while I read it! I have actually never had a book have this kind of effect on me before! That is just how good it really is! It is no doubt, Very well written! I just hope Holywood will end up making the movie!

Don’t miss out on this epic tale of murder, mystery, vengeance, courage, loss, and love! Check out Helaine Mario’s “The Lost Concerto” today! You can purchase it HERE on Amazon.

Happy Reading!

*I was given this product for the purpose of review. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are solely my own. I only share reviews with my readers, I feel will be beneficial or informative in some way.