Fakes, folk music, and ghost firesWhen legendary folk singer Lara Fairplay agrees to make her comeback debut at Pirate's Cove's annual maritime music festival, everyone in the quaint seaside village is delighted—including mystery bookstore owner and sometimes amateur sleuth, Ellery Page.Better yet, Lara is scheduled to perform a recently discovered piece of music attributed to "e;The Father of American Music,"e; Stephen Foster, which will hopefully bring large crowds and a lot of business.Several mysterious accidents later, Ellery is less delighted as his suspicion grows that someone plans to silence the celebrity songbird forever.

Fakes, folk music, and ghost firesWhen legendary folk singer Lara Fairplay agrees to make her comeback debut at Pirate's Cove's annual maritime music festival, everyone in the quaint seaside village is delighted—including mystery bookstore owner and sometimes amateur sleuth, Ellery Page.Better yet, Lara is scheduled to perform a recently discovered piece of music attributed to "e;The Father of American Music,"e; Stephen Foster, which will hopefully bring large crowds and a lot of business.Several mysterious accidents later, Ellery is less delighted as his suspicion grows that someone plans to silence the celebrity songbird forever.