Out today the 6th book in the The Vinyl Detective Mysteries by Andrew Cartmel.
In this post I’ve listed all the books in this top British comedy mystery series in order of release. Including this month’s new release of part 6 only on Audible UK and US audiobooks.
For more of my picks of the best UK Audible mystery books releasing in 2022, see my posts listed below.
The Vinyl Detective Mysteries
Andrew Cartmel (Author), Ben Allen (Narrator), W. F. Howes Ltd (Publisher).
1. Written in Dead Wax
Audible Release: August 2016 | UK Rating: 4.4/5 from 618 ratings.
Plot: He is a record collector and a connoisseur of vinyl, hunting out rare and elusive LPs. His business card describes him as the Vinyl Detective, and some people take this more literally than others…
For example, the beautiful, mysterious woman who wants to pay him a large sum of money to find a priceless lost recording on behalf of an extremely wealthy yet shadowy client. And so begins a painful and dangerous odyssey in search of the rarest jazz record of them all… [Source: Amazon]
*Available from UK Audible and US Audible.
2. The Run-Out Groove
Audible Release: June 2017 | UK Rating: 4.5/5 from 437 ratings.
Plot: When a mint copy of the final album by Valerian – England’s great lost rock band of the 1960s – surfaces, all hell breaks loose. Finding this record triggers a chain of events culminating in our hero learning the true fate of the singer of Valerian, who died under equivocal circumstances just after or was it just before the abduction of her two-year-old son?
Along the way the Vinyl Detective finds out what happened to the missing child, and it wasn’t what anyone expected – or wanted – to hear. [Source: Amazon]
*Available from UK Audible and US Audible.
3. Victory Disc
Audible Release: May 2018 | UK Rating: 4.6/5 from 426 ratings.
Plot: When one of his cats accidentally discovers a rare Victory Disc, the Vinyl Detective and his girlfriend, Nevada, are whisked into the world of big band swing music and a mystery that began during the Second World War.
Hired to track down the rest of the highly sought-after recordings of the Flare Path Orchestra, our hero will discover that the battles of the last world war aren’t over yet. And if all this sounds simple, it’s only because we haven’t mentioned drive-by shootings, murderous neo-Nazis, or that slight case of being buried alive… [Source: Amazon]
*Available from UK Audible and US Audible.
4. Flip Back
Audible Release: May 2019 | UK Rating: 4.6/5 from 427 ratings.
Plot: It’s all Tinkler’s fault. If it weren’t for his obsession with the 1970s band Black Dog, none of this would have happened. The members of Black Dog performed an infamous publicity stunt on Halig Island: they burned a million dollars on an enormous bonfire. But the stunt backfired, splitting the band for good and increasing the value of their final, recalled album tenfold.
The Vinyl Detective and Nevada accept the challenge to hunt a copy down for Tinkler but soon realize that the search is going to be their most dangerous yet. Narrowly avoiding a killing spree, negotiating deranged fans and being pursued by hack celebrity Stinky Stamner, they discover that perhaps all was not as it seemed on Halig Island – and that in the embers of that fire are clues of a motive for murder… The fourth book in the hilarious and enthralling Vinyl Detective mystery series. [Source: Amazon]
*Available from UK Audible and US Audible.
5. Low Action
Audible Release: August 2020 | UK Rating: 4.6/5 from 658 ratings.
Plot: The Vinyl Detective goes punk in his fifth hilarious adventure. Semi-retired god of rock guitar and local poseur Erik Make Loud has got himself a new girlfriend. Helene Hilditch – formerly known as Howlin’ Hellbitch – of all-girl punk outfit Blue Tits is a mean guitarist, and someone is trying to kill her.
With a rare pressing of their first album to find, the Vinyl Detecive and Nevada are soon called into to help, but this time the question is, who isn’t a suspect? With a trail of grudges behind her, the list of people who could want Helene dead includes her ex-bandmates, their former producer turned record label mogul, the TV presenter who Helene got fired – even their old roadie could be in on it. [Source: Amazon]
*Available from UK Audible and US Audible.
6. Attack and Decay
Top Audible Mystery Books UK/US Release: May 2022 | UK Rating: None yet.
Plot: The Vinyl Detective plunges into the world of death metal in his sixth adventure. Expect laughs, LPs, cats and the return of fan favourites, Nevada, Tinkler, Stinky Stanmer and more. The Vinyl Detective goes Scandi noir in his sixth adventure…
Disfigured corpse. Check. Grotesque snowman. Check. Headless animals. Check. But in fact the killer is taking their cue not from Scandi noir fiction but another popular Scandinavian export – death metal!
*Available from UK Audible and US Audible.
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