Detective Barkley sipped his drink. He wondered if anyone would toast him when he died.
Gerald Barkley Rocks is a zany story of rock and roll, death, the world’s oldest song, and the mysterious life and death of Julian Strange, a bizarre rock star who more than lives up to his last name. And it is the story of Gerald Barkley, a diffident detective who comes face to face with his own mortality while investigating Julian Strange’s death.
At 140 pages this is a quick read with a lot of impact. Gerald Barkley Rocks is funny, unhinged, mystical, philosophical and heartening. It is a story for people who love rock and roll, the 70s, cats and the supernatural, and beneath the wacky facade, there is a life-affirming and genuine message of the beauty of life, even in the face of death.
Read this if you want to reminisce about your wild youth, if you want an irreverent detective story or if you need a rocking kick in the behind to help you stop fearing life and start living it instead.
Mystery – Comedy
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