- Paperback: 232 pages
- Publisher: Dark Oak Mysteries (August 22, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1610090314
- ISBN-13: 978-1610090315
About The Book
"I'm not a detective I just played one on television "Get ready to swoon over a new kind of amateur sleuth From 1975-79 teen idol Sandy Fairfax recorded 10 gold albums and stared in the hit TV series Buddy Brave, Boy Sleuth. Now he's a 38-year-old recovering alcoholic, forgotten and desperate for a comeback. An easy gig-a guest appearance at a Beatles fan convention in Evansville, Ind.-turns deadly after a member of the Mersey Marvels tribute band is shot. When police suspect Sandy, and he fills in for the dead musician at a concert, the schoolboy shamus is back in action to find the killer.About the Author: Sally Carpenter is native Hoosier now living in sunny Southern California She has a master's degree in theater from Indiana State University. While in school two of her plays, "Star Collector" and "Common Ground," were finalists in the American College Theater Festival One-Act Playwrighting Competition. "Common Ground" also earned a college creative writing award. The plays received staged readings and productions in New York City.Carpenter also has a master's degee in theology and a black belt in tae kwon do. She's worked a variety of jobs including actress, freelance writer, college writing instructor, theater critic, jail chaplain, and tour guide/page for a major movie studio as well as for a community newspaper. She's a member of Sisters in Crime/Los Angeles Chapter. Contact her at scwriter@earthlink.net.
About The Author
Sally Carpenter is native Hoosier now living in sunny Southern California She has a master’s degree in theater from Indiana State University. While in school two of her plays, “Star Collector” and “Common Ground,” were finalists in the American College Theater Festival One-Act Playwrighting Competition. “Common Ground” also earned a college creative writing award. The plays received staged readings and productions in New York City. Carpenter also has a master’s degee in theology and a black belt in tae kwon do. She’s worked a variety of jobs including actress, freelance writer, college writing instructor, theater critic, jail chaplain, and tour guide/page for a major movie studio as well as for a community newspaper. She’s a member of Sisters in Crime/Los Angeles Chapter. Contact her at scwriter@earthlink.net.
My Review
The Baffled Beatlemanic Caper is a well written fun read that I highly recommend. Although she is a woman, author Sally Carpenter has effectively captured the angst of former teen idol and tv star Sandy Fairfax otherwise known as Buddy Brave.
Sandy is a washed up, aging, overweight and alcoholic actor whose life is basically in the toilet. He is divorced and his former wife won't let him see his children until he cleans up his act. His manager gets him an appearance at a midwest Beatles convention. Ringo had once appeared on the Buddy Brave tv show. Sandy arrives at the shoestring budget convention to find that he still has a fan base that ignores his past indiscretions. He also finds a body.
The body belongs to a member of the Beatles tribute band performing at the convention. Not only is Sandy a suspect because he found the body, he also takes over for Dana in the tribute band. At the same time Sandy is also trying to solve the murder to prevent the police from pining the blame on him.
This novel is filled with Beatles references, interesting characters and the realities of what happens to stars after the lights dim. It is an extremely well written and easy to follow. This is Sally Carpenter's first novel and she has done a wonderful job. I'm looking forward to the next Sally Carpenter novel.
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