Underscore
The Vinyl Detective, Book 8
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Finlay Robertson
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Andrew Cartmel
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The Vinyl Detective plunges into the world of Italian movie soundtrack music in his eighth adventure that is sure to delight those who love whimsical British cosy crime. Expect laughs, LPs, cats and the return of fan favourites, Nevada, Tinkler, Stinky Stanmer and more.
Some of the greatest (and grooviest) music ever committed to vinyl has come out of Italy.
And some of the greatest music to come out of Italy is the rich diversity of soundtracks composed for the indigenous film industry–particularly for gruesome thrillers known as ‘gialli’. The maestros who composed for these include Ennio Morricone, Piero Piccioni, Armand Trovajoli…
And Valerius Passeri.
He was one of the finest composers of this genre and his original LPs from his 1960s heyday fetch a fortune from collectors.
No one disputes that Passeri was a genius…
The argument is whether or not he was a murderer.
Passeri’s mistress was killed in London in the 1960s while he was here on location for a film shoot. There was never enough hard evidence to lead to a prosecution but the stink of scandal has never gone away.
Passeri’s granddaughter Chloe has come to England to hire the Vinyl Detective. She wants him to negotiate for a collection of her father’s LPs. The mastertapes of the albums have been destroyed and she needs immaculate vinyl copies to provide the source for a series of reissues–Chloe’s mission is to preserve her grandfather’s heritage.
And also, it transpires, to clear his name.
So it turns out that the Vinyl Detective’s real job will be to find out who actually committed a murder–over half a century ago, in Swinging London.
But the real killer is not enchanted with the notion of being exposed. And, having killed once before, they see no problem in doing so again.
©2025 Andrew Cartmel (P)2025 W. F. Howes Ltd
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As someone who loves audiophile gear, vinyl delivery of music, french wines, quixotic cats, fine coffee, detective novels, the various London boroughs, and has a lovely female partner then these novels tick all my boxes.
Underscore revives several of the fascinating cast of eccentric characters from previous stories and introduces interesting new ones.
You feel as though you have met and know them, so well are their natures, appearances, and foibles sketched.
The Vinyl Detective is perhaps a rather pedantic character and this is something which you embrace as an essential element of his determined nature.
However, occasionally this quirk is rather too extrapolated in a few passages dealing with quite minor issues within the story.
But the essential conundrums are well explored and actions and emotions well expressed.
Another delightful adventure!
I hope that Andrew Cartmel is able to mine the rich vinyl history to discover yet more inspirational gems!
ps A word of praise for the reader, Finlay Robertson, who inhabits the many idiosyncratic characters so convincingly.
Characterful sleuthing
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