The Midnight Groove: A Jazz Mystery Novel About Lost Vinyl Records, Secrets in New Orleans, and the Music That Refuses to Fade (The Hearthside Stories)
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A vinyl shop that only opens after midnight.A collection of records that were never meant to be heard.After a devastating betrayal ends his career, music archivist Kenji Nakamura leaves Los Angeles behind and arrives in New Orleans searching for quiet and anonymity.Instead, he inherits something unexpected.A narrow record shop on Harbor Street that opens only between midnight and dawn.Inside the shop are thousands of records, decades of musical history, and a hidden collection that changes everything.Among his late mentor’s belongings, Kenji discovers a box of mysterious vinyl recordings with no labels, no credits, and no record of their existence. When he plays the first one, he realizes the truth immediately.The music is extraordinary.And someone worked very hard to erase it.With the help of an insomniac baker, a skeptical detective, and the strange community of night-walkers who gather after dark, Kenji begins to follow the trail behind the recordings.The search leads deep into the forgotten corners of New Orleans’ jazz underground, uncovering a story buried for decades.A story about art, resistance, and the people who paid the price for telling the truth.But some music was never meant to stay hidden.And some broken things, once mended, shine brighter than before.What readers will find inside• A cozy mystery rooted in jazz history and vinyl culture• A late-night record shop filled with rare music and secrets• A found-family story about healing and belonging• Atmospheric New Orleans settings after midnight• A mystery hidden inside lost recordingsPerfect for readers who enjoy• cozy mystery novels with music themes• stories about record shops and vinyl collectors• jazz culture and New Orleans settings• character-driven literary mysteries• novels about second chances and quiet healingTake a seat, lower the needle, and listen closely.Because the truth is hidden in the grooves. Read more
