Brendan SlocumbBrendan Nicholaus Slocumb is the author of two highly acclaimed mystery novels, The Violin Conspiracy and Symphony of Secrets, both of where were named a best book of the year by the Washington Post and Natonal Public Radio, among other accolades. He was raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and holds a degree in music education, with concentrations in violin and viola, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. For more than twenty years he has been a public and private school music educator and has performed with orchestras throughout Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC. Read More Read Less