The Run Out Groove

Written by Andrew Cartmel

Narrated by Finlay Robertson

When a mint copy of the final album by Valerian - England's great lost rock band of the 1960s, surfaces, all hell breaks loose. Finding this record triggers a chain of events culminating in our hero learning the true fate of the singer Valerian, who died under equivocal circumstances just after... or was it just before the abduction of her two-year-old son? Along the way, the Vinyl Detective finds out what happened to the missing child, and it wasn't what anyone expected, or wanted, to hear.

• Language: English
• Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
• Release date: Jun 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9781510069923

Andrew Cartmel

Andrew Cartmel was born in London and grew up in midwestern Canada where, among other things, he learned the meaning of the words “wind chill factor.” The fine public libraries of his childhood provided a rich feast (Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, the Oz books) and Andrew never wanted to be anything except a writer. On returning to London to study at university, his game plan was to support himself writing for television while getting established as a novelist. This led him into a detour ― and down a rabbit hole ― which included a distinguished sojourn script editing Doctor Who for three years (search “Cartmel masterplan”). At the same time, he began writing for comics and today he co-writes the Rivers of London graphic novels. A playwright and crime novelist, Andrew created the Vinyl Detective while listening to a lot of music, most of it good. Most of it very good. Andrew Cartmel lives in London with too many books, too many records and just enough cats.

Reviews for The Run Out Groove

[doug · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Another very enjoyable romp of a mystery , looses a few points from me due to there bring a very tenuous link to a record ha ha.