Staccato

Series: 1 of 3
Duration: 8H 33min
Language: English
Format
Category: Thrillers

Two possible killers. One dead woman. Who is her murderer? Who will be next? STACCATO: Retribution played double-time.

When acclaimed pianist Nicholas Kalman discovers his lover’s dead body, he sets out alone to find her killer. During his journey, he meets an unwitting female accomplice who soon becomes determined to help Nicholas wield his retaliation. Following a parallel path for justice, Steven Hawk, the deputy of a sleepy Southern county, is assigned to the case. Pursuing the investigation, Hawk finds himself entangled in a world of vengeance, greed and manipulation. Performed against the backdrop of the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, STACCATO transports readers to a behind-the-scenes glimpse of professional musicians, the psychological twists and turns of its characters. And in the end, retribution that crashes in a crescendo of notes played at the literary pace of a maestro’s staccato.

Author: DEBORAH J LEDFORD is the Award-Winning author of SHADOW CAST from the Native Shadow Mysteries series, also REDEMPTION and HAVOC from the Eva “Lightning Dance” Duran suspense thriller series, and the Smoky Mountain Inquest suspense thriller series, which includes Anthony Award Finalists CAUSING CHAOS and CRESCENDO in the Best Audiobook category. Part Eastern Band Cherokee, she lives in Phoenix with her husband an awesome Ausky.

Narrator: JONATHAN SURU is a Phoenix-based bass-baritone and performer whose work includes opera, independent film, and commercial voiceover. He has appeared with Phoenix Metropolitan Opera for events and special engagements, bringing a musician’s ear and broad performance experience to his work behind the microphone.

Release date

Audiobook: 24 August 2026