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The latest installment in the captivating and amusing Vinyl Detective mystery series is the fourth book. "Just like an old 45rpm record, this book is full of brilliance." David Quantick comments on Written in Dead Wax.

During the peak of their fame, the electric folk group Black Dog organized a notorious publicity stunt on a remote island where they burned a million dollars. However, the stunt went wrong and led to the band breaking up, causing the value of their final album to skyrocket. This is the album that Tinkler is interested in, so he enlists the Vinyl Detective and Nevada to track down a copy.

While narrowly escaping a series of murders, navigating through obsessed Black Dog fans, and being chased by notorious gossip columnist Stinky Stamner and his crew, the Vinyl Detective and Nevada uncover that things may not have been all they seemed on the island--and that hidden within the ashes of that fire are clues to a potential motive for murder...