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The Comic-Con Killer by Gareth Wiles (Paperback, 2015)

Joe Durvance was the biggest TV star of the 1980s, but w he's a body. When he can't even get a role in panto, he decides to accept an offer to appear at a low-key sci-fi convention. What he doesn't reckon on is being murdered onstage during his Q&A session by a masked latex-clad cosplayer, with end of suspects including crazy fans, rival convention organisers and even his own son. Joe's wife Janette is half his age and wasn't even born when his show The Constellation Cowboys was on TV. With her husband dead, she doesn't waste any time in shacking up with her stepson Antoine. As their passion intensifies, and dark secrets from the past begin to creep out of the woodwork, who will be left alive as the killer rampages through all the suspects? Now it's up to Inspector Nicola Williams to stop the maniac, but she has her own demons to fight. The love of her life is dead, her superintendent has quit and things are getting steamy with a male officer half her age. Luckily she has the help of Joe Durvance's super-fan Justin Bates, an eccentric sci-fi obsessive who feels right at home in the murky world of comic-cons and Z-list celebrities...Gareth's latest offering The Comic-Con Killer brings together comedy and crime, weaving in elements of spoof.

Place of Publication
Market Harborough
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
A misanthropic streak coaxed GARETH WILES to turn his back on a potential career in teaching teenagers the joys of Shakespeare and instead aid pensioners in the joys of a weed-free garden. Life and death is quick and constant in his world, a world often on the fringe of society. He runs a Horticultural Society and is the only member under retirement age. Gareth has a BA in English with Media Studies and an MA in English Literary Culture. A prolific author, his previous books include I Am Dead, Icon's Request, A Matter of Dark, Where The Birds Hide At Night and The Unexpected Occurrence of Thaddeus Hobble.
Date of Publication
28/11/2015
Country of Publication
United Kingdom

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