The Ashakiran Tape (Head Cases) - Softcover

Fauth, Jurgen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1517479975 ISBN 13: 9781517479978

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

From the author of the historical thriller Kino, a "fast, complex, exhilarating roadster ride through history and time" (Frederick Barthelme) comes a gripping psychedelic mystery steeped in sex, drugs, and rock ’n' roll.

When legendary improvisational rock band Phish returns to the stage after a five-year breakup, longtime fan and hardboiled hippie sleuth Quentin Pfeiffer has to be there — even though he is older, wiser, and the father of an adorable baby daughter now.

But not everything is sunshine and rainbows in the freewheeling circus surrounding the band's summer tour: after the millionaire skipper of a drug-drenched luxury yacht goes missing, Q and his crew are drawn into a dangerous intrigue of dreadlocked dames, shady tape collectors, and spun-out wookies chasing after the long-lost recording of a mysterious late-night jam.

Inspired by Raymond Chandler and set during a series of concerts at Long Island's Jones Beach amphitheater, The Ashakiran Tape takes readers deep into the spiraling ecstasy of Phish's epic shows and the seductive underworld of the obsessive fans following them.

Praise for Kino:

"Kino is an intoxicating Euro-brew, written with enormous skill and dedication." - Frederick Barthelme

"A debut of great intellectual force." - Teddy Wayne

"A delirious melange of conspiracy, magic, sex, history, bad behavior, and cinema, Kino is a stellar entertainment, and Jurgen Fauth is a writer of rare, sinister imagination." - Owen King

About this title

About the Author:

Jürgen Fauth is the author of the novel Kino (Atticus, 2012) and Raves (2014), a collection of movie reviews. Jürgen holds a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Mississippi. Born in Wiesbaden, Germany, Jürgen has lived in New York City, New Orleans, Hattiesburg/Mississippi, and the Dominican Republic. He currently divides his time between Berlin, Germany, and Dakar, Senegal. You can find him online at jurgenfauth.com and on Twitter at @muckster.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1517479975
• ISBN 13: 9781517479978
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162