Co-owner of the Rockin' Security team Spike Berenger has
always been a fan of the Chicago Progressive "Chicagoprog"
musical style. When he's called in by a member of one of
the bands to investigate the deaths of several musicians,
he and partner Suzanne Prescott hightail it from New York
to Chicago. His familiarity with the denizens of the style
would seem to make him a key expert into the decades-old
Chicagoprog scene; that Spike becomes a witness to the
escalating violence only makes the local detectives
suspicious of his involvement, so he keeps being frozen out
of music-related evidence.
Following trails and interviewing the rapidly-dwindling
musicians on their interwoven histories and the long-
missing groupie "ghost" they feel is stalking them, Spike
attempts to work under the radar to solve the mystery.
However, every new lead unearths more unusual information,
and Spike and Suzanne not only are getting no help from the
police, they feel that some of the band members are also
stonewalling them about the past and the "ghost."
Filled with musical references, tongue-in-cheek humor and
fast-paced action, DARK SIDE OF THE MORGUE is a must for
fans of rock-n-roll and mystery investigations alike.
Benson artfully encourages the reader to predict various
possible outcomes with his expert prose and springs
surprises around every corner.
Musicians in progressive rock bands in Chicago are being
murdered—one by one. The local police have no clues, but
several of the musicians who fear they’re next on the hit
list claim that the killer is a ghost from the past—a woman
who was reported missing and presumed dead for over thirty
years!
The Rockin’ Security team is called into action. Spike and
his partner, Suzanne Prescott, travel to Chicago to
investigate the case, only to find that no one wants to
talk. As Spike digs deeper, he begins to unearth a lode of
deadly secrets involving sex, psychedelic drugs, and, of
course, rock ‘n’ roll. And it isn’t long before the private
detective becomes a pawn in a very dangerous game.
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