GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! ΓÇó Ray McMillian is a Black classical musician on the riseΓÇöundeterred by the pressure and prejudice of the classical music worldΓÇöwhen a shocking theft sends him on a desperate quest to recover his great-great-grandfatherΓÇÖs heirloom violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world. ΓÇ£I loved The Violin Conspiracy for exactly the same reasons I loved The QueenΓÇÖs Gambit: a surprising,beautifully rendered underdog hero I cared about deeply and a fascinatingcutthroat world I knew nothing aboutΓÇöin this caseclassical music.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöChris Bohjalian#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant and Hour of the Witch Growing up Black in rural North CarolinaRay McMillianΓÇÖs life is already mapped out. But Ray has a gift and a dreamΓÇöheΓÇÖs determined to become a world-class professional violinistand nothing will stand in his way. Not his motherwho wants him to stop making such a racket; not the fact that he canΓÇÖt afford a violin suitable to his talents; not even the racism inherent in the world of classical music. When he discovers that his beat-upfamily fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivariusall his dreams suddenly seem within reachand togetherRay and his violin take the world by storm. But on the eve of the renowned and cutthroat Tchaikovsky CompetitionΓÇöthe Olympics of classical musicΓÇöthe violin is stolena ransom note for five million dollars left in its place. Without itRay feels like he’s lost a piece of himself. As the competition approachesRay must not only reclaim his precious violinbut prove to himselfΓÇöand the worldΓÇöthat no matter the outcomethere has always been a truly great musician within him.