Splendid compilation.” - Publishers Weekly “Fusilli’s music-themed anthology rocks with superb solos from a number of big-name mystery writers and others who deserve to be better known.
In the hands of these modern masters of mystery fiction, CRIME PLUS MUSIC exposes the nasty side of the world of popular music, revealing it to be the perfect setting for noir.ĬRIME PLUS MUSIC: Twenty Stories of Music-Themed Noir, Edited by Jim Fusilli ISBN: 978-1-94 Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-94 ebook 318 pages $19.95 Publication date: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 The lively anthology’s chilling, sinister tales tap into the span of rock and pop history, ranging from Peter Blauner’s heart-wrenching “The Last Temptation of Frankie Lymon” to Fusilli’s “Boy Wonder,” set in the world of contemporary electronic dance music from Naomi Rand’s “The Misfits,” a punk-rock revenge saga to Mark Haskell Smith’s menacingly comedic “1968 Pelham Blue SG Jr.” from Reed Farrel Coleman’s study of a one-hit wonder, “Look at Me/Don’t Look at Me” to Erica Wright’s account of betrayal among minor talents in “A Place You’re Likely to Find”-and many more. Edited by novelist and Wall Street Journal rock and pop music critic Jim Fusilli. Even crime.ĬRIME PLUS MUSIC: Twenty Stories of Music-Themed Noir collects twenty darkly intense, music-related noir stories by world-renowned mystery authors Brendan DuBois, Alison Gaylin, Craig Johnson, David Liss, Val McDermid, Gary Phillips, Peter Robinson and, from the music world, Galadrielle Allman, author of Please Be With Me: A Song for My Father, Duane Allman and award-winning songwriter-novelist Willy Vlautin.
Modern life seems to have a soundtrack for everything. exciting.” - ALA Booklist “Fusilli’s music-themed anthology rocks with superb solos from a number of big-name mystery writers and others who deserve to be better known. Edited by Jim Fusilli “A strong lineup of talent.
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