Rock & Roll Never Forgets: Book #1 of the JP Kinkaid Chronicles

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Is this product missing categories? Checkout Your Cart Price. The issue hits hardest for English ex-pat guitarist JP Kinkaid; with his history of heroin addiction and deportation, his estranged wife, and his long-term relationship with a girl he met when she was a teenager, JP has the most to lose.

Dealing with his multiple sclerosis doesn't make things any easier. When he sits down with Dillon, JP's main concern is to preserve both his own privacy and that of Bree Godwin, his fiercely protective longtime girlfriend. But it's obvious from the first question that Dillon is digging deep. And he's not planning to stop until he hits rock bottom. Dillon's looking for trouble, the kind of trouble that garners publicity and sells books.

What he finds is the kind of trouble someone will go to any length to cover up, and that includes murder. Paperback - Trade Pages: There was still quite a lot of s I looked forward to reading this first book in the series featuring rock bass guitarist JP Kincaid with much anticipation.

There was still quite a lot of storytelling, "side trips" of explanation and backstory, and a lot of minute detail of the life of a rock star. But rather than these forays off the main track weaving the tale together, it bogged things down quite a lot in places and were more distracting than anything. That said, I like JP and look forward to getting to know his supporting cast of characters better.

Rock & Roll Never Forgets - Book #1 of the JP Kinkaid Chronicles (Paperback)

In this opening entry in the series, JP and his band Blacklight discover that a notorious tabloid biographer is set to do an expose type biography of the legendary band. What rock star doesn't have things in their past that they want kept quiet? JP reluctantly sits for an interview with him at his manager's insistence--with a scripted set of questions that pointedly avoid certain topics; JP has plenty of baggage.

But apparently someone else has more--who has enough secrets that they would kill the biographer, Peter Dillon? His body is found in JP's dressing room on the opening night of their American tour, and it's not long before his longtime girlfriend Bree is a definite suspect to the NYPD detectives assigned to the case, thus leaving him no choice but to do some of his own digging to clear her name. Jan 02, Nicole rated it liked it. JP Kinkaid is an aging rock star with more than a couple skeletons in his closet.

So when its announced that his band is to become the topic of a scandalous, tell-all book written by an exceptionally slimy author, JP starts to worry. Its not just himself he's trying to protect, but his long time girlfriend Bree. Their relationship was built on questionable circumstances that JP hopes to keep hidden. All these problems fall by the way-side, however, when the author of the book is found dead in JP JP Kinkaid is an aging rock star with more than a couple skeletons in his closet.

All these problems fall by the way-side, however, when the author of the book is found dead in JP's dressing room back stage.

Now JP is more worried about Bree being the main suspect and how to keep her out of jail. This was such a fun, fast read. I was entertained through the entirety of the book, constantly wondering what would happen next.

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While the book does center around a grisly murder, the main focus was the relationship between JP and Bree. The story was great but I did only give the book a middle-of-the-road rating because the writing itself wasn't fantastic.

There were times when I would notice how oddly a sentence was put together or the mild repetitiveness of a character's thought pattern. Over all though, definitely worth the couple hours it took to read. Mar 06, Lois rated it liked it Shelves: Dunno if I'll finish this one or not. Writing seems a little formula to me, but then I'm only to page 20 or so. I'm guessing the biographer gets killed So then I stayed up almost all night to find out what happens next.

That must make it a good book?

It was certainly suspenseful. I tend to avoid mysteries written Dunno if I'll finish this one or not. I tend to avoid mysteries written in the 1st person because the main character frequently wants to tell the reader about him- or herself instead of letting the reader's perception of the character grow and change as the story progresses. There are notable exceptions of course. One good thing about this book is that the main character's perception of himself changes through the book and as a result my perception got to grow as well.

Jan 26, Brett Bydairk rated it really liked it Shelves: Very good, well-written, tightly plotted mystery with JP Kincaid, a middle-aged rockstar afflicted with multiple sclerosis, as the "detective. When he is found dead in JP's dressing room during a show, he and his long-time girl friend are at the top of the suspect list.

Rock & Roll Never Forgets

First in the series, and I will be looking for the others. Characters' motivations didn't make sense. I had the "mystery" solved in the first chapter.

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And the author had an annoying habit of jumping around in time. I don't mean flashbacks, I mean saying something like "when he got back to the hotel room, the sun was rising" and then going back to describe the entire night. I think her main strength was being able to detail the musical aspect, but since that didn't add anything to the story it really wasn't a point in the book's favor.

Apr 09, Tim rated it liked it Shelves: An enjoyable crime drama in which guitarist J P Kinkaid, a thirty year veteran of English band Blacklight which in personnel and personalities bears a close relationship to the Rolling Stones , has to sort out a murder in which his long-time girlfriend is the prime suspect and which has roots deep in his past. Mar 02, Deyara rated it really liked it Shelves: Wasn't sure about this book when I started it, but while the mystery part wasnt that prominent, it was interesting, and the rock-musician aspects were entertaining.

I liked that it has an "older" main protagonist, and one living with a chronic illness. Really enjoyed it, will definitely read the next in the series. Jul 27, Trina rated it liked it Shelves: A very good novel, but not necessarily a good mystery. I quite enjoyed the story and how everything unfolded, except that I get frustrated by mysteries that I can figure out as soon as I see the corpse. May 01, N. I read the second one first and this one the first one second, and still enjoyed every minute. Great, fully developed characters in a fascinating universe.

Not the strongest mystery plots ever but good enough.

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I can't wait to read the third J. Oct 07, Leslie rated it liked it. Great debut for a series. Rock and roll vibe is just right, and if the mystery is a little predictable, well, you just don't care because you're tapping your toes, debating getting up and dancing to the music.

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Looking forward to more Giving this series a try - main character of this mystery series is a guitarist in a classic rock band, battling MS, who ends up helping a detective solve a murder. Interesting backdrop for a mystery series, I liked it and will try the next one when I can squeeze it in. Sep 05, Pam marked it as to-read Shelves: Nov 12, Sherri Gates rated it really liked it.

A guitarist dealing with MS while touring with his band Blacklight, an enduring love, and murder. Sep 11, Vern rated it really liked it Recommended to Vern by: A fun read, quirky. Looking forward to more books in the series. Feb 05, Cyndee rated it really liked it. Sep 09, Agatha Donkar rated it really liked it Shelves: Very much a first book in a series, but enjoyable enough that I'll be reading at least the next one.

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