The third book in the Mangoverse series. The writing / plot gets better with every book, and the central characters (lesbian Queen Shulamit, bisexual chef Aviva, warrior woman Rivka and her husband the wizard Isaac) are as delightful and lovable as ever. In this story, Shulamit sets out to solve the mystery when a priceless violin is stolen from Esther of the Singing Hands, a travelling musician. At the same time, she has to deal with raising her six month old daughter Naomi, arbitrating between two jewellers who each claim to have invented the same clasp design, investigating the possibility of illegal shape-shifting magic being sold in her city, and learning to understand a young trans boy who is a key witness in the case. Watching Shulamit and Isaac’s clever detective work is a lot of fun (and a reminder that Isaac, despite being a great guy who is absolutely loyal to his wife and their queen, is Slytherin as fuck and NOT someone you want to get on the wrong side of). ( )