Death Is the Cool Night and Lost to the World

Two mysteries by Edgar-nominated author Libby Sternberg: 

DEATH IS THE COOL NIGHT: When an unlikable opera conductor is murdered on the eve of America's entry into World War II, suspicion falls on the talented but scarred pianist who was his understudy. But a cast of international characters as dramatic as the roles they sing complicate the case, as new detective Sean Reilly investigates. 

LOST TO THE WORLD: The war is over, but Sean Reillly's life is filled with turmoil. His young wife is dead, leaving him with twin boys to raise, and single fatherhood complicates his ability to work on a troubling case at Johns Hopkins Hospital where a polio researcher has been killed on the eve of the big Salk vaccine trials. As Reilly delves into the case, he's drawn to a sweet secretary, a polio victim herself, who's pinning too much hope on a vaccine that will still leave her and other polio patients lost to the world.... 

Previously released separately, DEATH IS THE COOL NIGHT and LOST TO THE WORLD are compelling historical mysteries that keep readers turning pages to learn whodunnit and....why. Penned by Edgar nominee Libby Sternberg, these are haunting mysteries that evoke the times in which they are set as they move to startling conclusions.