Just as the rock band, Doberman’s Stub, was about to reach stadium tour status, its leader was brutally murdered when his headphones exploded during a recording session. The widow, who inherits $5 million, is the San Diego Police Department’s number one suspect. She hires Jason Duffy, a 27-year-old PI in his first year of private practice, in spite of his background as a former musician.

Jason learns that the victim was also a very skilled contract negotiator, who was in the middle of an acrimonious renegotiation with the record company at the time of his death. He also finds that the record company has a very unhealthy tie to the Russian Mafia.

As an inexperienced detective, Jason does not yet have the contacts within the police department to gather vital information. He is forced to mend fences with his estranged father, an opinionated ex-SDPD detective.

While Jason investigates the record company, he also takes a close look at the three surviving members of the victim’s band. One is an alcoholic/drug addict drummer, on the verge of being kicked out of the group. The second is a bass player who camouflages his rock star status by living in an ordinary house in a lower middle-class neighborhood. Third is a lead guitarist and writer of half of the band’s songs, who lives well beyond his means.

Jason has not yet become hardened to the very real dangers of his new profession. We experience his inner conflict as his girlfriend, staff, and family are drawn into the danger zone.

After Jason’s part-time employee is severely beaten during a stakeout, he sells the story of the Russian Mafia’s involvement in the record business to a tabloid journalism TV show in a misguided effort to protect his employer and coworker. This serves to drive the case to new heights of danger and suspense.

Jason goes behind the industry veneer of sex & drugs & hedonistic lifestyles. He shows us how the 21^st Century world of downloads, file sharing, and image demographics need to be considered in a case of Rock & Roll Homicide.

Midwest Book Review called Rock & Roll Homicide: "A brilliantly written tale of sex, drugs, rock & roll, and the Mob." (8/08)

Armchair Interviews Book Review: "Wonderful character development." (9/08)

Read an Excerpt from Rock & Roll Homicide, a detective fiction mystery novel.

About the Detective - Learn more about how a San Diego rock musician became a private investigator with a very unusual staff. 

Rock & Roll Homicide is published by Killeena Publishing.

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RETAIL STORES

CALIFORNIA

Anaheim, CA 92801 - Music Revolution, Inc., 52 E. Orangethorpe Ave.

Bakersfield, CA 93306 - Midnight Music, 1215 Olive Dr. #E

Carlsbad, CA 92008 - Fahrenheit 451 Books, 325 Carlsbad Village Dr., Ste B1

Citrus Heights, CA 95610 - Dimple Records, 7830 Macy Plaza Dr. 

Coronado, CA 92118 - Bay Books, 1029 Orange Ave.

Davis, CA 95616 - Dimple Records, 212 F Street

Elk Grove, CA 95624 - Dimple Records, 9692 Elk Grove-Florin Rd.

Folsom, CA 95630 - Dimple Records, 313 E. Bidwell St.

Fresno, CA 93706 - J&C House of Records, 860 E. California Ave.

Modesto, CA 95354 - Salty's Record Attic, 1326 9th St.

Roseville, CA 95661 - Dimple Records, 1701 Santa Clara Dr.

Sacramento, CA 95825 - Dimple Records, 2433 Arden Way

San Diego, CA 92111 - Mysterious Galaxy, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Ste. 302

San Diego, CA 92115 - Nina's Books, 6165 El Cajon Blvd. #H

San Diego, CA 92104 - The Grove, 3010 Juniper St.

San Diego, CA 92101 - Upstart Crow & Co., 835 W. Harbor Dr., Ste C

COLORADO

Aurora, CO 80013 - Angelo's CDs & More, 16711 E. Iliff Ave.

Littleton, CO 80120 - Angelo's CDs & More, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd.

Thornton, CO 80233 - Angelo's CDs & More, 3919A E. 120th Ave.

Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 - Angelo's CDs & More, 3350 Youngfield St.

CONNECTICUT

Branford, CT 06405 - Exile on Main Street, 267 East Main Street

Stratford, CT 06615 - Gee's Records & CDs, 2162 Barnum Ave.

DELAWARE

Wilmington, DE 19803 - Bert's Music & Video, 2501 Concord Pike

FLORIDA

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304 - Radio-Active Records, Gateway Shopping Center, 1930 E. Sunrise Blvd., Ste B

Jacksonville, FL 32250 - CD Connection, 1908 S. 3rd Street

Lauderhill, FL 33351 - Uncle Sam's Music, 4476 N. University Drive

Miami, FL 33138 - Gala Mix Records, 207 NE 82nd Street

Orlando, FL 32804 - Rock & Roll Heaven, 1814 N. Orange Avenue

South Cape Coral, FL 33990 - Rainbow Records, 2113 Del Prado Blvd.

ILLINOIS

Chicago, IL 60618 - Hard-Boiled Records, 2010 W. Roscoe St.

Chicago, IL 60622 - Quimby's, 1854 W. North Avenue

MAINE

Camden, ME 04843 - Wild Rufus Records, 22 Main Street

MASSACHUSETTS

Cambridge, MA 02138 - Twisted Village, 12-B Eliot St.

Falmouth, MA 02540 - Spinnaker Records, 176 Main Street

Hyannis, MA 02601 - Spinnaker Records, 596 Main Street

Orleans, MA 02653 - Booksmith Musicsmith, 9 West Road

Worcester, MA 01609 - Jelly's Discs, 246 Park Ave.

MICHIGAN

Dearborn, MI 48126 - Stormy Records, 13210 Michigan Ave.

Detroit, MI 48212 - Simpson's Record Shop, 2961 E. McNichols Rd.

Garden City, MI 48135 - Rock of Ages, 31015 Ford Road

Utica, MI 48317 - Rock-A-Billy, 8411 Hall Road

MISSISSIPPI

D'Iberville, MS - Music Go Round, 3663 Sangani Blvd. #D

NEW JERSEY

Bordentown, NJ 08505 - The Record Collection, 358 Farnsworth Ave.

Camden, NJ 08105 - VK Records, 2402 Federal St.

Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 - Woodstock Trading Company, Route 70

NEW YORK

Amityville, NY 11701 - Hi Fidelity Records & CDs, 59 Merrick Rd. #B

Centereach, NY 11720 - Utopia. 2436 Middle Country Rd.

Cortland, NY 13045 - Area 51, 17 Main St.

Hicksville, NY 11801 - Utopia, 3 Newbridge Rd.

Rochester, NY 14610 - Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood, St.

Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 - Record Stop, 279 Portion Rd.

Utica, NY - Off Center Records, 116 Bleecker St.

West Babylon, NY 11704 - Looney Tunes, 31 Brookvale Ave.

NORTH CAROLINA

Winston-Salem, NC 27103 - The Record Exchange, 3254 Silas Creek Parkway

OHIO

Cleveland, OH 44118 - Record Revolution, 1832 Coventry Rd.

Dayton, OH 45405 - Omega Music, 2001 N. Main Street

Toledo, OH 43623 - Culture Clash, 4020 Secor Rd.

OREGON

Corvallis, OR 97333 - Grass Roots Books & Music, 227 SW 2nd St.

Medford, OR 97501 - Musichead, 350 S. Riverside Ave.

Portland, OR 97202 - Green Noise Records, 2615 SE Clinton St.

Salem, OR 97302 - Harvest Music, 1055 Commercial St. SE

PENNSYLVANIA

Bloomsburg, PA 17815 - Gallery of Sound, Columbia Blvd. Plaza, Rte 11, 1901-2

Dallas, PA 18612 - Gallery of Sound, Dallas Shopping Center

Dickson City, PA  18519 - Gallery of Sound, Fashion Mall (across from Viewmont Mall)

Edwardsville, PA 18704 - Gallery of Sound, Gateway Shopping Center, 67 S. Wyoming

Ephrata, PA 17522 - Record Connection, 550 N. Reading Rd.

Erie, PA 16503 - Sundance Records, 2102 Parade St.

Hazleton, PA 18201 - Gallery of Sound, Laurel Mall Strip Center #3

Levittown, PA 19057 - Positively Records, 4153 Woemer Ave.

Matamoras, PA 18336 - Gallery of Sound, West Fall Town Center, 714 Rte 6 & 209

Moscow, PA 18444 - The Medicine Shoppe, 208 S. Main Street

Philadelphia, PA 19147 - Digital Ferret Compact Discs, 732 S. 4th St.

Philadelphia, PA 19103 - Long in the Tooth, 2027 Sansom St.

Philadelphia 19136 - Middle Room Records, 8038 Frankford Ave.

Philadelphia, PA 19130 - Music Box Records, 2713 W. Girard Ave.

Philadelphia, PA 19148 - Record Bar, 1832 E. Passyunk Ave.

Philadelphia, PA 19147 - Relapse Records, 608 S. 4th St.

Philadelphia, PA 19147 - Repo Records, 538 South St.

Pittsburgh, PA 15213 - Wicked Discs, 406 S. Craig Street

Scranton, PA - Anthology New & Used Books, 515 Center St.  (Above Outrageous/Marquis Gallery)

Scranton, PA 18503 - Gallucci's Music Studio, 503 Lackawanna Ave.

Scranton, PA 18505 - The Medicine Shoppe, 1831 Pittston Ave.

State College, PA 16801 - City Lights Records, 316 E. College Ave.

West Chester, PA 19380 - Mad Platters Compact Discs, 111 W. Gay St.

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 - Gallery of Sound, Mundy St. Plaza, 172 Mundy St.

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 - Gallery of Sound, Provincial Tower, 24 S. Main St.

RHODE ISALND

North Providence, RI 02904 - Kangaroo CDs & Tapes, 1759-C Mineral Spring Ave.

Warren, RI 02885 - In Your Ear, 462 Main Street

VERMONT

Barre, VT 05641 - Exile on Main Street, 94 N. Main Street

Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 - Flying Disc, 342 Main Street

VIRGINIA

Charlottesville, VA 22901 - Plan 9 Music, 214 Albemarle Square

Harrisonburg, VA 22801 - Plan 9 Music, 17990-96 Market St.

Lynchburg, VA 24502 - Plan 9 Music, 3700 Chandlers Mountain Rd. Suite 220

Richmond, VA 23221 - Plan 9 Music, 3012 W. Cary Street

Roanoke, VA 24015 - Plan 9 Music, 1314 Grandin Rd., SW

Williamsburg, VA 23185 - Plan 9 Music, 200-M Monticello Ave.

WASHINGTON

Seattle, WA 98121 - Singles Going Steady, 2219 2nd Ave. #C

Spokane, WA 99207 - Recorded Memories, 1902 N. Hamilton St.

Wenatchee, WA - Music Galore & So Much More, 509 N. Western Ave. #104

WISCONSIN

Madison, WI 53703 - Ear Wax Punk, 254 W. Gilman St. #2

Milwaukee, WI 53204 - E & J Records, 1242 S. Cesar E. Chavez Dr.