The Day the Whimsy Died
The Virtuosi Chronicles, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Jay Myers
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Tim A. Mills
Summary
Creativity is dying in Columbus, Ohio. And it starts with a body.
Dekker Kohl is a musical detective and a reluctant investigator for the city's hidden Conservatory. His latest case starts with a murder. Felix, his old friend and the city's secret Guardian of Whimsy, was found strangled in a German Village apartment.
Felix was only the beginning. Across the city, the music has stopped. Composers are silent, children have stopped laughing, and Whimsy itself is bleeding out.
Dekk has a unique gift: he can hear the harmonic echoes that killers leave behind. These frequencies tell the truth when witnesses lie. But as he uncovers a conspiracy older than the city, his magic begins to fail. The echoes are fading precisely when he needs them most.
Seven days. A dying city. A killer who wants to silence the world.
The world won't end when Whimsy dies. It will just stop being worth living in.
A contemporary fantasy mystery with sharp wit, a hidden institutional world, and a case where the real crime is larger than any single murder. Fans of Rivers of London will find Dekk Kohl familiar company.
©2026 Tim A. Mills (P)2026 Tim A. Mills