Johnny Waits, rock legend, made the ultimate career move - he died at the height of his success. Carla Blue, a fast-rising young star following in his footsteps made the same fatal mistake by drowning in a swimming pool in Spain. Georgina Powers, unemployed computer journalist and Carla's closest friend, hears of the tragedy over the radio in her East London flat, and soon senses that something is wrong - especially when she stumbles across street trader Tommy Levi selling unreleased tapes of both Carla Blue and Johnny Waits. As Georgina investigates, she begins to suspect that certain music bosses predicted massive sales for their artists after their untimely deaths ...
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“… a smart and sexy mystery series.” -- The New York Times Book Review
“Danks has produced a figure who would undoubtedly get three stars in a Michelin guide to crime novel heroines.” -- EVENING STANDARD
“Danks is the queen of techno–crime… An apocalyptic view of contemporary London: gutted, greedy, abandoned to the barbarians. Hugely impressive.” -- THE LITERARY REVIEW
“Denise Danks has magnificently cornered the market in the crime of tomorrow’s wizard technology.” -- THE TIMES
“Danks has produced a figure who would undoubtedly get three stars in a Michelin guide to crime novel heroines.” -- EVENING STANDARD
“Danks is the queen of techno–crime… An apocalyptic view of contemporary London: gutted, greedy, abandoned to the barbarians. Hugely impressive.” -- THE LITERARY REVIEW
“Denise Danks has magnificently cornered the market in the crime of tomorrow’s wizard technology.” -- THE TIMES
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THE LONDON TIMES hailed Denise Danks as “one of the six best crime writers in the United Kingdom.” In her finger–on–the–pulse, high–tech thrillers, Danks has conjured up a savage, noirish underworld for her hard–living heroine, Georgina Powers.
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The heroine is an unhappy alcoholic bisexual British journalist investigating the murder of two pop music stars. The setting is the London music scene. Some blurbs and reviews emphasized the computer content but the only computer-related event I noticed was that someone introduces a virus to prevent a suspect erasing his files. Statistical sales projections are an element but that doesn't seem very high high-tech. It is hard-boiled with rapid action and strong hints of sexuality and violence, although by the end there has been only minor violence (the murders are off-stage) and no explicit sex. Very little humor. Nobody seems to be enjoying themselves much although they spend their time partying and clubbing and surrounded by money. It's a page-turner but some might find it depressing.
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