Flip Back by Andrew CartmelMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another excellent entry in the Vinyl Detective series by Andrew Cartmel. The initial pretence is a little weaker this time, with the quest only taking place so Tinkler can impress his ex, but once things get going it's impossible to resist it's story, location and now familiar cast.
This time, our Vinyl Detective is on the mission for a rare first pressing, flip back cover version of a folk-rock band album, of which all copies were supposedly destroyed at the command of the band's leader before it was re-recorded and rereleased. Naturally, some of these were missed and it's our crews job to try and find a copy.
Of course, it isn't long before things go south, and as they hunt for a record somebody seemingly is hunting our detective hero. A tale full of interesting characters, folk festivals, black magic, murder and...pigs? All with a lovely English seaside backdrop that put me in mind of St Michael's mount in Cornwall (though is actually inspired by Lindisfarne). It's nothing drastically new, but it's a very good story and a complete page turner.
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