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Jamaica Blue
What to expect
Against the exotic backdrop of Jamaica and Florida, charismatic rock reporter Mick Sever investigates a reggae band’s involvement with the violent deaths of young girls in this gripping mystery of music and murder.
Led by their mysterious and captivating singer Derrick Lyman, the band seems ready for their big break. But after their first American concert, a beautiful young girl is murdered. A member of Derrick’s entourage is caught red-handed, and the case seems to be closed, except that Sever knows it’s not over. Threatened at every turn, Sever must enter the world of rock and roll to find the truth and expose a murderer before he kills again.
Critics Review
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“Don Bruns has staked out his turf…sex, drugs, rock & roll, and murder. What more could you want?”
Sue Grafton, author of P is for Peril
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“Murder and suspense, hot Caribbean music and steamy Miami nights—Jamaica Blue smolders with passion and danger.”
Steve Hamilton, author of North of Nowhere
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“Well-paced prose, unnerving, high-speed action, and lively subject matter...A solid debut.”
Library Journal
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“Bruns nails the world of celebrity journalism”
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"A bright, fresh, dead-on debut from a great new voice...buy it now and get in on the ground floor with an important new writer."
Lee Child
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Details
- Author
- Don Bruns
- Narrator
- Don Bruns
- Duration
- 6 hours 32 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 January 2007
- ISBN
- 9781481562553
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
Against the exotic backdrop of Jamaica and Florida, charismatic rock reporter Mick Sever investigates a reggae band’s involvement with the violent deaths of young girls in this gripping mystery of music and murder.Led by their mysterious and captivating singer Derrick Lyman, the band seems ready for their big break. But after their first American concert, a beautiful young girl is murdered. A member of Derrick’s entourage is caught red-handed, and the case seems to be closed, except that Sever knows it’s not over. Threatened at every turn, Sever must enter the world of rock and roll to find the truth and expose a murderer before he kills again.
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