Such A Killing Crime
Greenwich Village, 1963. The heart of the folk music revival. Joe Talley runs The Riding Beggar, an up-and-coming coffeehouse. When his favorite singer-songwriter is killed on his stage, Joe goes in search of a demo tape, the only existing copy of the victim’s songs. But a murderer may be looking for it too…
Kind Words and Love Letters
Tom Paxton, folksinger/songwriter:
“Spooky. If I’d known he was watching us all so closely, I’d have behaved much better.”
Roger Deitz, Sing Out! Magazine:
“A delight to read. The novel is a mixture of folk scene memorabilia juxtaposed with sharp, fast-paced mystery writing.”
SJ Rozan, author of Absent Friends:
“In the pre-Beatles sixties folk music was, briefly, king. Lopresti paints a loving portrait of those heady days.”
Jo Dereske, author of the Miss Zukas mystery series:
“Lopresti’s love of folk music shines. His tale is peppered with historic personalities of the folk music world.”
Booklist:
“An engaging first-person narration, an appealing love interest, fast pacing, and a well-drawn sense of time and place drive this satisfying mystery.”