London Calling

Order from Amazon! Publishing date:15 August, 2010 from Plus One Press

For Blacklight guitarist JP Kinkaid and his wife Bree, their London honeymoon should be idyllic: relaxation, music, taking care of a little personal business. However, their peaceful honeymoon gets sidetracked when legendary director Sir Cedric Parmeley enters his 25-year-old rockumentary into competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and asks Blacklight to perform a free concert to support it.

But the film Parmeley screens the night before the Festival opens is not the film the band approved. Something in that ninety minutes of altered footage poses a mortal danger to the remaining members of an old hate group.

The leader of that group is a revenant from Homicide Lieutenant Patrick Ormand's past. And Ormand will stop at nothing to take him down - even if it means putting Blacklight in the crosshairs of a sniper's scope on the red carpet at Cannes.

 

"Apart from giving us firsthand detail without being maudlin or off-putting on what it’s like to live with multiple sclerosis, Grabien writes JP Kinkaid’s fears, regrets, observations, revelations, and deep affections as though she is channeling him...If you wanted to pick up London Calling — the third and my favorite in a favorite series so far — and read it first, you can. It won’t matter, because once you’re hooked on one, you’ll want to read all the others, anyway. "
-Harlot's Sauce Radio Book Reviews

 

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

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"As both a professional touring rock'n'roller and a die-hard fan of the mystery genre - especially when presented in unusual and unpredictable formats... I thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Grabien's authentic look at the backstage world of big rock shows, and her successful weaving of a murder mystery into that world. Grabien has an uncanny knack for dialogue and relationships, making the story and characters extremely engaging and believable. The JP Kinkaid Chronicles are a breath of fresh air in the mystery novel genre, and a rockin' good read."
- Mark Karan, recording artist and lead guitarist for Bob Weir and Ratdog

"In the second entry in the JP Kinkaid mystery series (after last year’s Rock and Roll Never Forgets), JP has just come off a tour with his decades-old, enormously successful rock group, Blacklight. As a favor to his friends in the band the Bombardiers, he has agreed to sit in as guitarist while they break in their new lead singer, Vinny Fabiano. Unfortunately, Vinny proves to be something of a prima donna, with pricey gear, “a bad hairpiece, and a huge sodding ego.” Nonetheless, the members of the group are shocked when Vinny is found dead in the studio, his head bashed in with a flaming red, custom-made guitar. Despite the hassles of dealing with the investigation of the murder and flare-ups from his multiple sclerosis, JP determines it’s the perfect time to wed his longtime love, Bree Godwin. Indeed, their emotional romance and the characters’ obvious love of music widen the scope of this novel. From spirited discussions of blues-based rock to inspired moments of band camaraderie, this is definitely a mystery that will also appeal to rock fans."
- Joanne Wilkinson