Hedshot

by David W. Barber

In a small town with secrets, a jaded journalist uncovers a scandal some powerful forces would kill to keep hidden.When corporate “restructuring” takes veteran journalist Dugan Heywood’s newspaper job, he takes a temp gig as a church musician as a welcome change of pace from his old beat of crime and corruption. But when a former lover’s sudden death makes him suspect murder even when the police don’t, Dugan must rely on his old investigative skills to find answers on his own. His digging soon upsets some of the rich and powerful in his staid old university town. Does a scandal that once tore the town apart also lie at the heart of this new mystery? And are those powerful forces willing to commit murder to keep their dark secrets from surfacing again?“ Like his hero, David Barber loves a good mystery, and here he’s written one. A slow burn of red herrings, plot twists and surprises that will keep you guessing until the end.”– Wilson Coneybeare, writer-director of the Netflix film American Hangman and author of the dystopian political thriller A Feast of Wolves–––––––––David W. Barber is a longtime newspaper journalist and musician and the internationally bestselling author of Bach, Beethoven and the Boys and more than a dozen other books of humorous classical music history and literature as well as the short story fiction collection Atonement and other stories. Hedshot is his first full-length mystery novel. In a varied career, among his more interesting jobs have been short stints as a roadie for Pope John Paul II, a publicist for Prince Rainier of Monaco and a backup singer for Avril Lavigne.

200 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 5, 2023

About the author

David W. Barber is a journalist and musician and the author of more than a dozen books of music (including Accidentals on Purpose; Bach, Beethoven and the Boys; When the Fat Lady Sings; and Getting a Handel on Messiah) and literature (including Quotable Sherlock, Quotable Alice and Atonement and other stories). Formerly a writer and entertainment editor of The Kingston Whig-Standard, editor of Broadcast Week magazine at the Toronto Globe and Mail and the assistant editor of arts and life for Postmedia newspapers, he is currently a freelance writer, editor, musician and composer. As a composer, his works include two symphonies, a jazz mass based on the music of Dave Brubeck, a Requiem, several short choral and chamber works and various vocal-jazz songs and arrangements. He sings with the Toronto Chamber Choir and various other choirs on occasion. In a varied career, among his more interesting jobs have been short stints as a roadie for Pope John Paul II, a publicist for Prince Rainier of Monaco and a backup singer for Avril Lavigne.

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