A cryptic note leads singer Bebe Beccera back into the world of rock music, mystery, and a lost love.
“pick up the Pieces.” The words, written in embossed lettering on a cream-colored card within a pricey thick envelope, arrive at the door of Bebe Beccera’s New Jersey apartment, throwing Bebe into confusion and annoyance until she determines Pieces refers to the rock band she sang with when she was a student at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. Pieces broke up after its lead soprano, Marigold Blume, vanished one night during a Beta Zeta sorority dance gig ten years ago. When Bebe learns the same sorority wants Pieces to “come home” to sing for their reunion dance, she fears returning will shatter her privacy and the walls she’s built to keep from contacting her first love, band member Nic Jericho. She never imagined she could lose her life.
Excerpt
I pulled out my notebook, determined to focus solely on the lyrics of Chasm and forget a certain Nic Jericho. I had to get into Marigold's mind and soul and figure out what...or whom..she'd been referring to. Time was running out for finishing the record and time could be running out for a sweet girl named Arianna. I softly read the words aloud to myself.
Chasm by Marigold Blume
Green Dragons breathe golden spice nightmares: hollow eyes smother light.
Hear the quarry song scream granite lies to cover flight.
Rock hard, rock away.
Flavor of the flame burns...thru a lost chasm.
Nightmare battles day. Love required love yearns Down a lost chasm.
Temptation. Frustration. Traitorous rivalry turns to high lust.
Possession. Obsession. Stolen seasons ravage trust. Names buried in a lost chasm.
It was just like Marigold's old song Nana Banana The clues were in names and their meanings. It was right there in the last line.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I almost read it in one sitting even getting up in the middle of the night to read some more. Mystery, romance, music and a (mostly) happy ending which I did not figure out beforehand.
Kept Me Enthralled until the end
I read this book as part of Kindle Unlimited. I always enjoy Ms. Fitzpatrick's books, and this one was certainly no exception. Great plot with interesting characters, and a murder mystery that kept me guessing until the end.
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