End of the Roadie: A Mystery for D. I. Costello

by Elizabeth Flynn

Overview

Brendan Phelan, rock star, is playing the Apollo, Hammersmith. The stage show includes guns and whips: as it reaches its climax a shot rings out. The body of Oliver Joplin, one of the road crew, lies lifeless outside the stage door. DI Angela Costello and her team investigate, but they quickly discover that several stage hands, and Phelan himself, are adept with firearms - and that Joplin was widely disliked and distrusted. So why had Phelan kept him on, despite the reservations of his crew? Joplin's emails reveal the presence of a shadowy figure stalking the dead man. Who might profit from Joplin's death? Little by little Angela unpicks the web of lies. But unless one person opens up, she can't crack the case. And that is not going to happen.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782642053
Publisher:	Lion Hudson
Publication date:	09/27/2016
Series:	A Mystery for D.I. Costello
Edition description:	New edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

A former actress and radio journalist, Elizabeth Flynn is currently bereavement officer in a London hospital. This is her first novel.

Editorial Reviews

09/01/2016
Roadie Oliver Joplin is fatally shot while working on rock star Brendan Phelan's concert in west London. Responding to the call, DI Angie Costello investigates the circumstances surrounding Oliver's death and learns the victim had more enemies than friends. As the suspect list grows, Costello and her team of investigators work diligently to find out who did it and, more importantly, why? This British mystery is a fun whodunit in the spirit of Agatha Christie. There are many suspects and red herrings, and it's a race to the finish to identify the killer. VERDICT With its short chapters, Flynn's third series outing (after Dead Gorgeous) offers a fast-paced, quick read; the British slang creates a strong sense of place. Anglophiles and readers who enjoy UK crime novels will relish this title.

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