$23.79
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2025
Summary
Some of the greatest (and grooviest) music ever committed to vinyl has come out of Italy in the form of soundtracks—especially for that variety of lurid thriller known as a giallo. The maestros who composed these masterpieces include Ennio Morricone, Piero Piccioni, Armand Trovajoli… And Loretto Loconsole.
No one disputes that Loconsole was a genius, but was he also a murderer?
When his mistress was brutally killed in 1969, on location in Cool Britannia for a giallo called
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781803367989 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1803367989 |
| Author: | Andrew Cartmel |
| Publisher: | Titan Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Titan Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 294g |
| Dimensions: | 107mm x 221mm x 193mm |
| Series: | The Vinyl Detective |
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Critics Review
“The Vinyl Detective goes Scandi Noir? Yes please!” - Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Rivers of London series.
PRAISE FOR THE VINYL DETECTIVE
“Hilarious and thrilling.” - Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Rivers of London series.
“Cartmel has a gift for bringing you into his characters’ world and making you want to stay there which simply makes this a joy to read.” - Blue Book Balloon Review
“Cartmel is getting a great tune out of the characters… Will have you chuckling out loud.” - SFBook Review
“Character is what Cartmel does well… An entertaining detective story with a slightly different vibe.” - The Dreamcage Review
- “An enthralling mystery with a wonderful gallery of grotesques.” Ben Aaronovitch
- “One of the most innovative concepts in crime fiction for many years. Once you are hooked into the world of the Vinyl Detective it is very difficult to leave.” Nev Fountain
- Like an old 45rpm record, this book crackles with brilliance.” David Quantick
- “This tale of crime, cats and rock & roll unfolds with an authentic sense of the music scene then and now - and a mystery that will keep you guessing.” Stephen Gallagher
“An irresistible blend of murder, mystery and music… our protagonist seeks to find the rarest of records - and incidentally solve a murder, right a great historical injustice and, if he’s very lucky, avoid dying in the process.” Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London
“The Vinyl Detective is one of the sharpest and most original characters I’ve seen for a long time.” David Quantick, Emmy Award-winning producer of VEEP
“Crime fiction as it should be, played loud through a valve amp and Quad speakers. No digital writing here, it’s warm and rich. Every delicate pop and crackle adding character and flavour. Witty, charming and filled with exciting solos. Quite simply: groovy.” Guy Adams, critically acclaimed author of The Clown Service
“marvelously inventive and endlessly fascinating”
Publishers Weekly
“This charming mystery feels as companionable as a leisurely afternoon trawling the vintage shops with a good friend.”
Booklist (starred review)
About The Author
Andrew Cartmel
Andrew Cartmel began a long and varied career in TV and publishing when he was hired as script editor on Doctor Who in 1986. He had a major (and very positive) impact on the final years of the original run of the TV show. He has recently completed a comedy for the London stage, Screwball, and is also writing the Vinyl Detective series of crime novels for Titan Books; the fourth, Flip Back, will be available soon. In his spare time, he likes to do stand-up comedy.
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