Double Forté

Double Forté is the first book in the LeGarde Mysteries series by Aaron Paul Lazar. The story revolves around the life of Gus LeGarde as his wife, Elsbeth, jumps off the cliffs of Letchworth Gorge. How is Gus going to live without his wife, what makes his wife jump off the stairs? Gus and his daughter Freddie. Freddie is involved with her arrogant husband, Harold. What will Gus do to protect his daughter?

Here are the top 3 reviews and comments that readers love about this fascinating book.

Review 1: Double Forté audiobook by Linda O

A perfect book for a long drive

This audiobook was given to me as a gift, the first I’ve read by Aaron Paul Lazar. I found Gus LeGarde an enjoyable companion on an interstate drive. The plot was involving but not so edge-of-seat as to make me a menace on the highway – a perfect drive-time book. Some people might object to the lengthy breaks between action sequences and concrete plot developments, but they can write their own reviews! IMO, the pace suited Gus’s character and gave Lazar time to paint wonderfully sense-appealing details about the setting and to develop the romantic element.
I docked Robert King Ross a star because he often crooned the ends of words to no purpose and because his pronunciation of some words was distractingly incorrect, especially Siegfried’s German comments. (I’m not expecting a perfect accent, just correct basics.) Otherwise, the performance was very good.
I definitely will read more by this author. (In fact, I already did – I liked Tremolo even better!)

Review 2: Double Forté audiobook by Elisabeth Carey

An excellent, enjoyable mystery

Music professor Gus LeGarde’s wife Elspeth died four years ago, and he hasn’t really recovered. There’s still a huge hole in his life. He keeps going, though, teaching, playing Chopin, and lavishing love on his daughter Freddie, his grandson, and his dog Max.

It all starts to unravel when he rescues a child in the snow, who is too scared even to give a name.

Finding out where the little child belongs is the beginning, not the end, of the trouble, and soon expands to endanger Gus, his family, and the first fragile shoots of possible new love.

I very quickly became totally caught up in Gus’s story. He’s upright, decent, gentle, and kind. His friends, neighbors, and wider circle are mostly good people, too. There’s action here, but Gus is not presented as improbably heroically formidable. He’s just a guy who is well-built and has kept himself physically active, so that when he needs to, he can put in a creditable showing in a fight.

Lazar provides a good, involving mystery, with good, involving characters, and in trying times for me, I found it but enjoyable and comforting. The narrator, Robert King Ross, also has an excellent voice for Gus LeGarde and his story, and added to the pleasure.

Highly recommended.

I received a free copy of this audiobook from the author, and am reviewing it by my personal choice.

Review 3: Double Forté audiobook by Velma

Mild Suspense

I loved the characters. But Robert King Ross voice for this particular book did not fit. His rugged raspy and often sarcastic voice detracted form the characters. I love suspense and mystery books but this one did not cut the cake. I never did find out where Baxter was hiding in the forest. The characters were not well developed.

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