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The narrator of the mystery novel WRITTEN IN DEAD WAX (#1 in the Vinyl Detective series by former #DoctorWho script editor Andrew Cartmel) is a London-based collector of vinyl LPs, who manages a living from the occasional lucky find that he can sell for a few thousand pounds. (I don't think we are ever told the narrator's name or age, though I picture him as being in his 30s or 40s.) He specializes in jazz, and one day is hired by a mysterious woman named N. to locate a very rare 1950s record, "Easy Come, Easy Go" by a musician named Easy Geary and published by a tiny label that went bankrupt immediately afterwards. N. and the narrator go searching for the album, visiting vinyl stores, charity shops, and flea markets.

At this point I thought it was shaping up to be a cozy mystery, as the story was all about shopping, dinners, and describing the narrator's cats. But then it gets a bit harder-edged: someone else is following the same circuit of stores & sales, apparently looking for the same record, and they're increasingly violent. Then a helpful store owner is found beaten to death at his home, and this search for an album now has a body count. It's still far from being hard-boiled, but it's not all sunshine and pasta.

I don't care about vinyl LPs at all, but I still enjoyed this book a lot. The mystery is entertaining and , the supporting characters of N., Tinker, and the cats are all charming and memorable, and I'd happily read more in this series (which is now up to book #8).

#mystery #books #AndrewCartmel

Aktuell lese ich: "Die Flüsse von London - Bd. 11: Wer glaubt schon an Drachen?" von Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel

#DieFlüssevonLondon #RiversOfLondon #BenAaronovitch #AndrewCartmel #books #book #buch #lesen #reading #panini #literatur #comic #graphicnovel

Im waiting now for the final book in the #TheVinylDetective series to be included in Kobo Plus. Really enjoyed them all so far. In the mean time I’ve started this one.

Andrew Cartmel’s other crime series, this time centered around the world of paperback book collecting. A theme that runs through the vinyl novels too, and set in the same universe.

The downside is my collectors (and addiction inclined) brain is now starting to formulate a plan….. #AndrewCartmel #Paperbacks

“Rivers of London: Stray Cat Blues” Review

#horror – #horrorcomics – #comicbooks – #comic reviews – #RiversofLondon – #StrayCatBlues – @ComicsTitan – #BenAaronovitch – #AndrewCartmel – By: Ben Aaronovitch & Andrew Cartmel Publisher: Titan Comics Here, dear readers, we find ourselves in another thrilling, tantalizing and comedic tale from the gr…

#ComicBooks #ComicReviews #horror #HorrorComics #RiversOfLondon #StrayCatBlues

https://horrornerdonline.com/2024/12/rivers-of-london-stray-cat-blues-review/

Rivers of London Vol. 12: Stray Cat Blues Available December 3

#horror – #horrorcomics – #comicbooks – #RiversofLondon – @ComicsTitan – #BenAaronovitch – #AndrewCartmel – By: Ben Aaronovitch & Andrew Cartmel A cat-woman, a notorious London gangster, and a brothel specialising in chimeras. Or just another Wednesday as it’s known in the world of Rivers of L…

#BenAaronovitch&AndrewCartmel #RiversOfLondon #Comics #Releases #ad #horror

https://horrornerdonline.com/2024/11/rivers-of-london-vol-12-stray-cat-blues-available-december-3/

Rivers of London: Deadly Ever After – Graphic Novel Review

https://countzeroor.com/2023/03/12/rivers-of-london-deadly-ever-after-graphic-novel-review/

#comics #2020sincomics #AndrewCartmel #BenAaronovich #graphicnovels #RiversofLondon

Enjoyed this essay on Anarchist readings of Doctor Who by Dr Jon Bigger, which amongst many good observations draws attention in particular to the essential conservatism of the Chibnall era relative to Cartmel/McCoy, cf: Kerblam! vs The Happiness Patrol.

#DoctorWho #Anarchism #AndrewCartmel https://spoti.fi/3y5eVOj