Ray McMillian’s life is already mapped out. If he’s extra lucky, he’ll earn more than minimum wage. But Ray has a gift and a dream—he’s determined to become a world-class professional violinist, and nothing will stand in his way. Not even his mother, who wants him to stop making such a racket all the time.

When he discovers that his great-great-grandfather’s beat-up old fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius, all his dreams suddenly seem within reach. Until a shocking theft sends him on a desperate quest to recover his lost family heirloom violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world.

"Alone, we are a solitary violin, a lonely flute, a trumpet singing in the dark. Together, we are a symphony."

The Violin Conspiracy

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