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Blood Country: A Nashville Sideman Mystery

Dan Jewell
Outskirts Press (2011)
ISBN 9781432765835
Reviewed by Kam Aures for Rebecca’s Reads (03/11)

Dan Jewell’s “Blood Country: A Nashville Sideman Mystery” begins in January in Nashville.  Joe Rose, guitarist and private investigator, receives a call from his ex-wife Patty Hill, an Associate Math Professor at Vanderbilt.  Patty had just been talking to her friend Roxanne Hamlin, a country singer, on the phone.  Roxanne is trying to leave her husband Vern, also famous in the country music industry, but Vern is not allowing her to leave.  Roxanne doesn’t want to involve the police so Patty thinks that Joe may be a good choice to help out. 

The domestic situation actually turns into a job opportunity for Joe as he ends up being hired by Vern for a different matter.  Vern had received a letter from an anonymous source regarding his father’s murder which happened twenty years prior.  In the letter, it is suggested that the man who was accused of killing Vern’s father was not actually the person who committed the crime.  So, Joe is sent to investigate and to try to unearth the truth as to who killed King Hamlin.

Jewell does a wonderful job with character development.  The individuals we are introduced to throughout the novel are very memorable and intriguing people.  The story itself is fast-paced and has many twists and turns.  I recommend “Blood Country: A Nashville Sideman Mystery” for those who enjoy mystery and suspense, particularly those who are also fans of country music as there is quite the focus on the Nashville music scene.  I am sure we will see more “Nashville Sideman” mysteries from Dan Jewell in the future. 

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