Music to Die for at the Seaview Hotel

About This Audiobook

Glenda Young serves up a razor-sharp slice of 80s nostalgia drenched in brine and betrayal. When a washed-up pop quartet trades arena anthems for a reunion gig at Scarborough’s Open Air Theatre, the Seaview Hotel’s shabby-chic walls echo with more than just corduroy-clad nostalgia. Young’s fifth in the series cracks open a treasure chest of small-town secrets, where a single karaoke night can unravel decades of lies. The plotting is deceptively clean, elegant even—like a seaside postcard trimmed with barbed wire. You’ll be hooked before the first chorus fades out, but don’t expect a soft landing when the bass drops on the truth. This isn’t just a murder mystery; it’s a backstage pass to the kind of chaos that only happens when the past refuses to stay buried beneath the pier. The audiobook’s pacing mirrors the rhythm of a hit single: tight verses, a soaring chorus, and a bridge that keeps you guessing until the final fade-in. The narration—sleek and expressive—handles the era’s slang and regional dialects with effortless authority, never overplaying the camp but milking every eye-roll and sarcastic aside for maximum comic mileage.