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Written in Dead Wax
(2016)(The first book in the Vinyl Detective Mysteries series)
A novel by Andrew Cartmel
He is a record collector -a connoisseur of vinyl, hunting out rare and elusive LPs. His business card describes him as the "Vinyl Detective" and some people take this more literally than others. Like the beautiful, mysterious woman who wants to pay him a large sum of money to find a priceless lost recording on behalf of an extremely wealthy, yet shadowy, client. So begins a painful and dangerous odyssey in search of the rarest jazz record of them all...
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"An irresistible blend of murder, mystery and music... our protagonist seeks to find the rarest of records and incidentally solve a murder, right a great historical injustice and, if he’s very lucky, avoid dying in the process." - Ben Aaronovitch
"Crime fiction as it should be, played loud through a valve amp and Quad speakers. No digital writing here, it’s warm and rich. Every delicate pop and crackle adding character and flavour. Witty, charming and filled with exciting solos. Quite simply: groovy." - Guy Adams
"The Vinyl Detective is one of the sharpest and most original characters I’ve seen for a long time." - David Quantick
"Crime fiction as it should be, played loud through a valve amp and Quad speakers. No digital writing here, it’s warm and rich. Every delicate pop and crackle adding character and flavour. Witty, charming and filled with exciting solos. Quite simply: groovy." - Guy Adams
"The Vinyl Detective is one of the sharpest and most original characters I’ve seen for a long time." - David Quantick
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Used availability for Andrew Cartmel's Written in Dead Wax
Paperback Editions
March 2018 : UK Mass Market Paperback
May 2016 : UK Paperback
Audio Editions
August 2016 : USA Audio edition

Title: Written in Dead Wax: The Vinyl Detective, Book 1
Author(s): Andrew Cartmel
Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
Availability: Amazon
August 2016 : Australia Audio edition

Title: Written in Dead Wax: The Vinyl Detective, Book 1
Author(s): Andrew Cartmel
Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
Availability: Amazon AU
August 2016 : Canada Audio edition

Title: Written in Dead Wax: The Vinyl Detective, Book 1
Author(s): Andrew Cartmel
Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
Availability: Amazon CA
August 2016 : UK Audio edition

Title: Written in Dead Wax: The Vinyl Detective, Book 1
Author(s): Andrew Cartmel
Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
Availability: Amazon UK
Kindle Editions
May 2016 : USA, Canada Kindle edition
May 2016 : Australia, UK Kindle edition