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The Vinyl Detective Mysteries, Book 5

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By: Andrew Cartmel
Narrated by: Finlay Robertson
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The Vinyl Detective goes punk in his fifth hilarious adventure.

Semi-retired god of rock guitar and local poseur Erik Make Loud has got himself a new girlfriend. Helene Hilditch - formerly known as Howlin' Hellbitch - of all-girl punk outfit Blue Tits is a mean guitarist, and someone is trying to kill her. With a rare pressing of their first album to find, the Vinyl Detecive and Nevada are soon called into to help, but this time the question is, who isn't a suspect?

With a trail of grudges behind her, the list of people who could want Helene dead includes her ex-bandmates, their former producer turned record label mogul, the TV presenter who Helene got fired - even their old roadie could be in on it.

©2020 Andrew Cartmel (P)2020 W. F. Howes Ltd Cosy Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Witty Funny Crime

Critic reviews

“Hilarious and thrilling.” (Ben Aaronovitch)
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I loved this book. Well done Andrew. Also the narration is brilliant and totally brings the story alive.
I can’t wait for the next instalment.

5 Stars all around.

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I love the characters in this series; Nevada, Tinkler etc. and the cats. This is another case for the Vinyl Detective which involves more than just hunting for a rare disc of a girl punk group. One of the group's life is being threatened.

The writing is superb and it's not often I laugh out loud at a book but i always do in this case. Naturally there is danger as the gang go about their business. We also meet Nevada's mother who promises to be another interesting character.

More please

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Greater suspension of disbelief is needed for this book - some plot parts were barely credible. It was enjoyable, however.

The narrator has an unusual rhythm of speech - sounds like a young Jeremy Clarkson.

On the whole, it was fun to read

Not the stronges but still fun.

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I love this series; it’s so quaint and funny. This plot was one of the better ones and the repartee as entertaining as ever. Excellent narration. A relaxing enjoyable listen.

Another great vinyl detective saga

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Despite the Vinyl Detective being a shamelessly pompous metropolitan, I do like these books.
Again, there is a really neat plot that nips along at a great pace and has a completely satisfying conclusion.
It’s entertaining even if you have limited affection for punk music, record miscellany or cats.
BUT someone should tell the narrator that Persephone is NOT pronounced percy-phone. Shudder.

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