Victory disc

Andrew Cartmel

Book - 2018

"This time the search for a rare record ensnares our hero in a mystery with its roots stretching back to the Second World War. Three young RAF airmen played in a legendary band called the Flare Path Orchestra. When a precious record of their music turns up in the most unexpected place, the Vinyl Detective finds himself hired to track down the rest of their highly sought-after recordings. But, as he does so, he finds that the battles of the last World War aren't over yet--and can still prove lethal" --

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Subjects
Genres
Detective and mystery fiction
Mystery fiction
Published
London : Titan Books 2018.
Language
English
Main Author
Andrew Cartmel (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
432 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781783297719
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Cartmel's third mystery starring the British investigator known simply as the Vinyl Detective (after 2017's The Run-Out Groove) effectively integrates the lead's unusual specialty of searching out rare records into an intricately constructed plot. The Vinyl Detective makes a fortuitous find: a rare recording of the Flare Path Orchestra, "the finest British swing band" of WWII. After he shares news of his find online, he's contacted by Joan Honeyland, whose father, Lucian, a bomber squadron commander, led that band. Joan retains him to find other records by the band, whatever the price. In the course of tracking down former members of Lucian's unit, the sleuth learns of a murder connected with the Flare Path Orchestra: one of its arrangers, Johnny Thomas, was executed for strangling a band groupie, Gillian Gadon, despite doubts about his guilt. Before long, the investigator has a contemporary killing to solve. Though readers may find it hard to accept the hero's breezy attitude toward peril, the clever resolution of the story lines is impressive. Fair-play fans, even those without an interest in music, will be pleased. (May) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.