Rick Shannon is an unemployed FM rock DJ considering a change in career. But just as he begins selling off his record collection, a job offer comes from a small station in Mississippi, where a DJ recently stopped showing up for work.
After discovering an audiotape that might explain the fate of the missing DJ, Rick decides to look into the matter. Sensing a new career path, he assumes another identity: Buddy Miles, PI, naming himself after the one-time drummer for Jimi Hendrix.
The result is classic Fitzhugh. A wickedly funny amateur investigation that turns up blackmail, murder, arson, and a major FCC violation. The suspects literally come out of the woods, ranging from a divorcé who rents construction equipment to a former local beauty pageant queen (Miss Tire & Auto Parts) to the station's general manager and the president of a local personal finance company (who has peculiar ideas about collateral).
This smart, satiric, southern romp of a novel draws heavily from the author's own experience as a Mississippi-born FM radio disc jockey from the 1970s. An offbeat and hilarious whodunit that redefines the meaning of classic rock.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
March 2004 : Hardback
| Title: Radio Activity Author(s): Bill Fitzhugh ISBN: 0-380-97759-1 / 978-0-380-97759-8 (USA edition) Publisher: William Morrow Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 2005 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Radio Activity Author(s): Bill Fitzhugh ISBN: 0-380-80637-1 / 978-0-380-80637-9 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperTorch Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
February 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Radio Activity Author(s): Bill Fitzhugh Publisher: Reduviidae, Incorporated Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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