Endgame - by Jeffrey Round (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Harvey Keill, ex-manager of the Ladykillers, arranges a reunion for his notorious punk band on a remote island off the coast of Seattle. But once the band and their eclectic entourage arrive, a dark secret emerges from their past to haunt them as, one by one, the guests begin to fall prey to a mysterious fate.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A modern retelling of the classic Agatha Christie tale of suspense and murder, <i>And Then There Were None</i>.</b><br/> <br/> When Harvey Keill, ex-manager of the Ladykillers, arranges a reunion for his notorious punk band on a remote island off the coast of Seattle, it seems as though the group's glory days are about to return.<br/> <br/> One by one, the band members and their guests arrive. Lead singer Spike Anthrax, bassist Pete Doghouse, and guitarist Max Hardcore confront one another for the first time since their well-publicized and highly acrimonious split fifteen years earlier stopped them from finishing their musical testament to punk rock genius: <i>Endgame</i>. They are joined by an entourage of groupies, girlfriends, one of America's best rock critics, and a real estate agent invited to put the island up for sale.<br/> <br/> But where's Harvey?<br/> <br/> No matter -- a party's a party, right? <i>Wrong.</i> Once everyone has gathered, a dark secret emerges from the past to haunt them and, one by one, the guests begin to fall prey to a mysterious fate.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[A] consistently compelling read replete with unexpected plot twists and turns making it highly recommended for personal reading lists.-- "Midwest Book Review"<br><br>An entertaining mix of classic cozy ... and contemporary characters and subject matter.-- "Booklist"<br><br>Exciting and suspenseful. Pays tribute to Agatha Christie ... a must read for fans of both authors.-- "Publishers Weekly"<br><br>Lambda Award winner Round's (Lake on the Mountain) contemporary homage to Agatha Christie's <i>And Then There Were None</i> is far from derivative. Be prepared to read this in one sitting.-- "Library Journal"<br><br>Round knows how to build suspense.-- "StageandPage.com"<br><br>Round succeeds in making the story his own while staying true to [Agatha] Christie's original framework. A must read for fans of both authors.-- "Publishers Weekly"<br><br>Sly, smart, stylish and satisfying: Jeffrey Round's <i>Endgame</i> has more than one twisty move, right up to the final checkmate.-- "Felice Picano, author of Like People In History and Nights at Rizzoli"<br><br>Sustains a suitably eerie atmosphere.-- "London Free Press"<br><br>There is no denying that it is fun to watch people pay for their sins.-- "My Gay Toronto"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jeffrey Round is the author of nine novels, including the Lambda Award-winning <i>Lake on the Mountain</i>, and a poetry collection, <i>In the Museum of Leonardo da Vinci</i>. His first two books, <i>A Cage of Bones</i> and <i>The P-town Murders</i>, were listed on AfterElton's Top 50 Greatest Gay Books. He is a founding member of the Naked Heart Festival of Words and lives in Toronto.
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