In a darkened antique shop in Rome, violinist Julia Ansdell comes across a yellowed sheet of music notation - a waltz by a composer unknown to her. Julia is delighted with this music, full of suffering and passion. Returning home to Boston, she begins to learn a waltz, but suddenly discovers that the melody is having an inexplicable, frightening effect on Julia's little daughter. Convinced that the hypnotic sounds of the waltz cast some kind of evil spell, Julia decides to unearth the whole truth about the man who created the music that threatens the very existence of her family... The book also includes two stories about Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles. For the first time on Russian!