Violin is a novel by American horror writer Anne Rice, released on 15 October 1997.

The book is set in numerous places, including Vienna, New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro.

The story begins with Triana, who apparently becomes insane due to the death of her second husband, Karl, who had AIDS.

The ghost of this great musician is shown about two times in the novel, the first one in a scene where Stefan's house in Vienna is burning, and the second one almost at the end where Beethoven appears in modern Vienna in the hotel room where Triana was staying.

With Triana still in possession of the strad, Stefan continues his attempts to reclaim the violin but to no avail, until finally, after achieving success with her improvisations it is in Brazil that Triana returns the violin to his rightful owner and Stefan finally crosses over.