This past week (January 8th) would have been Elvis Presley's 79th birthday.
It brought to mind this wonderful novel I had read a couple of months ago, by bestselling author J. R. Rain:
We've all thought about it; what if Elvis really was still alive?
But how often have we considered him coming back older, wiser and working as a detective? Not me, until I read this book.
This story made me laugh a lot, cry a little and kept my attention right to the last page.
I could actually imagine this having happened, not just as a fictional story.
All those sightings of Elvis, maybe they weren't fantasies after all? But in this case, Elvis looked a lot different than how his fans remembered him.
This is the first book I've enjoyed by this author but it definitely won't be my last.
All those sightings of Elvis, maybe they weren't fantasies after all? But in this case, Elvis looked a lot different than how his fans remembered him.
This is the first book I've enjoyed by this author but it definitely won't be my last.
And to J. R. Rain:
Ah...thank you, thank you very much, for writing this story!
If you still miss Elvis, give this one a try.
If you still miss Elvis, give this one a try.
From the Amazon product page:
Which is why in 1977 Elvis faked his own death and endured massive facial reconstruction surgery, and disappeared from the limelight to live a normal life as the unassuming Aaron King. Unfortunately, leaving fame behind also meant leaving his fortune behind, too, and now Elvis finds himself broke and living in near poverty in a small apartment in Los Angeles. Luckily for him, it turns out he's a pretty good private investigator.
Now in his seventies and contemplating a return to music (discreetly, of course), Elvis is hired to solve a baffling missing person case. The King digs deeper, and soon finds himself surrounded by the seedier elements of Los Angeles, from nefarious Hollywood producers who prey upon the young, to twin brothers with a very dark secret.
And as Elvis pieces the bizarre puzzle together, he slowly makes his singing comeback—and will be reunited on stage with someone even the King himself never dreamed possible.
Now in his seventies and contemplating a return to music (discreetly, of course), Elvis is hired to solve a baffling missing person case. The King digs deeper, and soon finds himself surrounded by the seedier elements of Los Angeles, from nefarious Hollywood producers who prey upon the young, to twin brothers with a very dark secret.
And as Elvis pieces the bizarre puzzle together, he slowly makes his singing comeback—and will be reunited on stage with someone even the King himself never dreamed possible.
Overall rating for this book: Excellent. 5 out of 5.
