Much of the story mirrors Slocumb’s life.īorn in California, Slocumb was raised in Fayetteville, N.C., and began playing violin through a public school music program. Then it takes a step back to Ray’s upbringing as a Black teenager in North Carolina and his struggles to play the violin with unsupportive family members, a beat-up school rental instrument and a lack of private lessons. The mystery begins with the violin heist.
23 to discuss his bestselling mystery, which tells the story of Ray McMillian, a gifted violinist whose family violin - a rare Stradivarius - is stolen just before one of the world’s most prestigious classical music competitions. The stolen violin is one of many life experiences Slocumb drew upon to write his debut novel, “The Violin Conspiracy.” He joins the L.A. “It was supposed to be my ticket to success and it was gone. Slocumb had the 1953 Eugene Lehman violin for less than a year and hoped it would take him through college and into his professional playing career. “I looked for a third time and it wasn’t there.”
Slocumb, who had been playing violin since he was 9, went immediately to the hiding spot under his bed.
In his senior year of high school, Slocumb’s family found their home ransacked after a trip to an amusement park. Even though it’s been more than 30 years, author Brendan Slocumb still feels the heartbreak of his stolen violin.
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