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Killer Solo

by David Hiltbrand
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Synopsis

Rock tours are not for the timid.

When the big bands are getting out of control on the road, it's time to call in Jim McNamara. A former record company insider turned insurance investigator specializing in hardcase rockers, McNamara's always waiting backstage for the next catastrophe to occur -- whether it's a hotel fire or an OD'd groupie. So when a roadie takes a fatal swan dive off a catwalk during Shirley Slaughterhouse's already controversial tour, McNamara's on the case. But Shirley's ticked off just too many people -- including the fanatical minister who's dogging the band's every step -- for his bad luck to be accidental. There are too many guns and drugs floating around. And something's causing Shirley's strange young girlfriend to come apart at the seams. As far as Jim's concerned, this is not "only rock 'n roll" ... it's murder. And if he steps between the lead singer and a killer, McNamara may wind up the morgue's next big headline act.

About the Author, David Hiltbrand

David Hiltbrand was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, the son of a Juilliard-trained pianist. After graduating from Sonoma State University in Northern California, he held a variety of jobs: Boston cab driver, hoistman in a Colorado silver mine, manager of a Times Square movie theater. Eventually he drifted into rock journalism, writing record and concert reviews for the New York Daily News, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and People magazine. He has interviewed everyone from Paul McCartney to Metallica's James Hetfield. David has been a TV critic for People, a senior editor and columnist for TV Guide, and has won back-to-back Writer's Guild Awards for writing the ABC soap opera "All My Children." He is currently a feature writer at the Philadelphia Inquirer. He is married, lives in Malvern, PA, and has three children who listen to nothing but hip-hop.

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Book Details

Published
December 1, 2003
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Mass Market Paperback
ISBN
9780060549435

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