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Festival of Death: A thrilling murder mystery set among the roaring crowds of Glastonbury festival (The Mindful Detective)

Festival of Death: A thrilling murder mystery set among the roaring crowds of Glastonbury festival (The Mindful Detective)

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A murder mystery takes place at the Glastonbury Festival, where the lead singer of Stigma was electrocuted by his own guitar. Buddhist detective Vincent Caine and his partner, DI Shanti Joyce, are called in to investigate. The pair must navigate through the conflicting statements of minders, lovers, drug-fuelled roadies, and dodgy divas to solve the murder. With the festival as the backdrop, the trail leads them from clairvoyant Tarot readings to the cryptic lyrics of a lost song. Can they solve the case and save the world's greatest festival?

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 05 November 2020
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group


A super start to the series!

Frances Brody

An entertaining murder mystery. . . witty

L C Tyler

This quirky, fast-paced crime mystery is magically entertaining!

- Dundee Courier

Live music... and explosive death in front of an adoring audience - welcome to the world of the Mindful Detective. . .

When Ethan Flynn, charismatic vocalist of supergroup Stigma, is electrocuted by his own guitar in front of 175,000 witnesses on the Pyramid stage at the Glastonbury Festival, suspicion falls on his tyrannical twin, Tyrone.

Leading the murder investigation is Buddhist detective, Vincent Caine, and his partner, DI Shanti Joyce. To Shanti's consternation, the pair have become known as the go-to team for weird stuff in the West Country, and few crimes come weirder than this.

Amidst the pulsating beats of the festival, the unlikely duo struggle to untangle the wildly conflicting statements of minders, lovers, drug-fuelled roadies, and dodgy divas.

Against the mystical backdrop of Glastonbury Tor and the tiny Somerset village of Kilton, the terrifying trail leads Shanti and Caine from clairvoyant Tarot readings to the cryptic lyrics of a lost song, cunningly concealed by the tragic superstar.

Can the unlikely mix of Shanti's down-to-earth pragmatism and Caine's intuitive sleuthing skills solve this most singular of murders? Is the future of the world's greatest festival in peril? And what happens when two consummate professionals are forced to share a tent in the steamy heat of summer?

Praise for Festival of Death:

"A quirky, surprising read... it transports you to the heart of Glastonbury festival."

- 5* UK Crime Book Club

"Startlingly original and funny."

- Sidmouth Herald

Weight: 474g
Dimension: 164 x 241 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472130013

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