The Improvisers
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The Improvisers, by Nicole Glover, continues the multigenerational storytelling of the Magic and Mystery series, spotlighting members of the Rhodes family such as Velma Fry. The novel blends elements of historical setting, music-inflected themes, and mystery, deepening the family history and relationships that inform later protagonists like Cynthia Rhodes.
Glover uses the book to explore cultural life, performance, and how familial roles shape approaches to magic and sleuthing.
As part of an interconnected series, The Improvisers contributes characters and dynamics that recur and influence events in subsequent novels.
Its narrative helps establish the tonal and thematic continuity of Glover's work, linking personal histories to broader investigative arcs.
Glover uses the book to explore cultural life, performance, and how familial roles shape approaches to magic and sleuthing.
As part of an interconnected series, The Improvisers contributes characters and dynamics that recur and influence events in subsequent novels.
Its narrative helps establish the tonal and thematic continuity of Glover's work, linking personal histories to broader investigative arcs.
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as the novel that precedes The Starseekers and features Velma and the extended Rhodes family.

Nicole Glover

Nicole Glover, "The Starseekers: A Murder and Magic Novel" (Harper Voyager, 2026)


