This is the first book in a trilogy and what a start it was.
Set in Newcastle of the late eighties, we delve into the world of emerging rock
bands and the journalists that report on them. Philip Sturgess is one of those
young journalists that write for a heavy metal magazine. He is happy with his
life and girlfriend Shelley until he is sent to report on emerging rock group ‘Minstrels
bargain’. The tension builds slowly as you realise Kick Bizarre is not your average
rock star. The horror that follows comes as a shock, when people start to
behave in rather zombie like trances and inflict gruesome acts. This horror
novel has enough blood and gore to keep hardened horror fans on their toes. I
liked the tension of the writing; it keeps up to the very end as Sturgess’
David takes on the Minstrel’s Goliath. We have seen the plot of good versus
evil and a battle for the souls before, but Richard Ayre brings something fresh
to the table by setting it in the eighties uk music scene. The writing was good
and kept me hooked to the end. Couple of deep breaths now before I pick up the courage
to buy the next one.
