Dark Rhapsody

• Helaine Mario’s first book in the series, The Lost Concerto, won the Silver Medal in the Benjamin Franklin Awards for Mystery/Suspense and was a finalist in the National Indie Excellence Award, Next Generation Indie Book Award, and the International Book Awards
• The Lost Concerto won the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Award in the Thriller/Suspense Category, Florida Writers Association
• The Lost Concerto, was an Amazon weekly e-book best-seller
• Starred review in Library Journal for Mario’s last book, The Lost Concerto
• History matters and Dark Rhapsody tells the story of art looted from World War II, and the attempts for restitution
• The author is active on the speaker circuit, particularly in the Washington, DC area, and she has an extensive audience due to her Foundation work
• Mario has a profound knowledge of classical music
• Mario uses music reminiscent of Ann Patchett’s "Bel Canto" and "The Cellist of Sarajevo" by Steven Galloway
• Mario’s expertise lies not only in the story, but in beautiful settings and melodic prose that inspires