Dead Set

by Norm Karin

The owner of a popular jazz club is found shot to death just days after guitarist Ed Ramsey performed there. Ed was recruited by his friend and fellow musician, Dave "Keys" McCarthy, to be in the band backing up a beautiful female vocalist, whose affections were sought by both the club owner, Ron Grafton, and McCarthy.  The local sheriff investigating the crime learns that Grafton had been involved in illegal activities, including drug trafficking and real estate fraud, but he can identify no viable suspects. Ed and his wife Tracey wonder if there might be other motives for the killing and do some investigating on their own. It is not long before they are enmeshed in an increasingly complex and sinister mystery.

189 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 31, 2024

About the author

Norm is an accomplished guitarist, lover of the outdoors, and baker of bread. He embarked on the path of mystery writing after a 35-year career as a biomedical researcher and science educator. He lives in East Amherst, New York, with his wife, Charlotte, with whom he often can be found hiking, canoeing, or birdwatching.

He recently published his first ebook novel, an amateur sleuth mystery, entitled "Arrangement for Revenge." A second ebook in this series is coming soon. It involves a murder during a scuba diving trip and is entitled "Bad Breath."

His favorite reading genres are mystery/amateur sleuth and "space opera" science fiction.