Highway 61 Resurfaced

Lollie Woolfolk hires Rick Shannons to find her grandfather, Tucker Woolfolk, who is then murdered. Another woman claiming to be Lollie Woolfolk hires him to find out who killed the two men and why. Rick's investigation leads him to the legendary Blind, Crippled, and Crazy sessions, a blues recording date featuring Blind Buddy Cotton, Crippled Willie Jefferson, and Crazy Earl Tate. Rick and Lollie must look back half a century to solve the case and uncover the unsavoury business kept hidden for fifty years.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 02 December 2021
Publisher: Prelude Books

It all begins when Southern Belle Lollie Woolfolk enters Rick Shannons office at Rockin Vestigations in Vicksburg. She hires him to locate her grandfather, one-time blues producer Tucker Woolfolk, whom she has never met. The following day, after Rick locates him, the elderly man is assassinated. A few days later, Tucker Woolfolk's former partner is also assassinated. Then Lollie Woolfolk vanishes. When another woman claiming to be Lollie Woolfolk arrives and hires him to find out who killed the two men and why, things start to get strange. Ricks investigation reveals evidence pointing to the legendary Blind, Crippled, and Crazy sessions, a fabled blues recording date featuring Blind Buddy Cotton, Crippled Willie Jefferson, and Crazy Earl Tate. Blues scholars have been searching for these tapes for fifty years. However, no one has ever killed for them. Until now.

Rick and Lollie soon find themselves looking back half a century to solve the case, taking them to places rich in the history of the blues. A place where, for the past fifty years, certain people have worked diligently to keep the lid on some unsavory business. As they delve deeper into the investigation, Rick and Lollie discover that the stakes are higher than they ever imagined, and that they are facing a dangerous enemy who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.

With the help of old friends and new allies, Rick and Lollie must navigate the treacherous waters of the blues world and uncover the truth before it is too late. They will face challenges and obstacles that test their courage, strength, and loyalty, but they are determined to see justice done and the legacy of the blues preserved.

In the end, Rick and Lollie emerge victorious, having solved the case and brought the killer to justice. They have learned that the blues is not just about music, but about the power of friendship, courage, and determination. And they know that they will never forget the lessons they have learned on their journey.

Dimension: 198 x 129 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781788423380