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Death By Stereo

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Death By StereoA book about the strange world of pop music by Ben Baker, author of "Kill Your Television" and "Christmas Was Better In The 80s". Featuring: The biggest bands that never made the top ten; Irish pop from a distinctly outside perspective; The early days of Frank Sidebottom; The UK's top 25 drinking songs; The best of Creation Records; The mysterious majesty of Australian art rock lunatics TISM; How to be a DJ; Madness and Judge Dredd a marriage made in

A book about the strange world of pop music by Ben Baker, author of "Kill Your Television" and "Christmas Was Better In The 80s".

Featuring:

- The biggest bands that never made the top ten;
- Irish pop from a distinctly outside perspective;
- The early days of Frank Sidebottom;
- The UK's top 25 drinking songs;
- The best of Creation Records;
- The mysterious majesty of Australian art rock lunatics TISM;
- How to be a DJ;
- Madness and Judge Dredd - a marriage made in the IsoCubes?;
- Why Kenickie deserved better;
- That time I was in a music video;
- The least greatest Greatest Hits,
- Bowie, The Beatles and even the perfect funeral party!
- Plus much more!

If you've heard Ben on the podcast "Don't Lets Chart" expect more of the same mix of trivia and stupid jokes!

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Chelsea, US
★★★★★ 4
I enjoyed getting to know Marius and Bella
Format: Kindle
This was the first book I have read the Marius Quin series by Benedict Brown. I do believe I would have enjoyed it more if I had more background into the primary characters, Marius Quin and Lady Bella Montague. However, I still liked spending time trying to solve the murder mysteries and getting to know Marius and Bella more. The relationship between the two of them is entertaining, and I loved that while they have such different personalities, their relationship is built on a lifelong friendship and full of warmth and caring. A nice cozy mystery that I enjoyed enough that I will go back and read the earlier books in the series.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2026
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Jake's mom
Charlottesville, US
★★★★★ 5
Murder and Christmas Cheer!!!
Format: Kindle
Christmas is a joyous time of year and not a holiday usually associated with murder, but Benedict Brown serves up a classic British mystery, set in the 1920’s, with seasonal warmth, cheer and numerous deaths. This is the sixth novel in the Marius Quin series and, at the beginning of the novel, the reader finds Marius in a good place – he’s finally accepted that the war is over, his new novel is at his publisher’s and Bella, the woman he loves, is back in his life. At a Christmas party at Bella’s parents’ manor house, he runs into a white-haired lady, talking to herself. Adele Leach, “Aunt Addie,” says that she’d been to the police because a friend was in danger and, if anything happened to her friend, that she knows who her killer is, and then Adele rushes off. Quite soon thereafter, Adele is found dead and the police attribute her death to natural causes: She was in her 80’s and had a weak heart. Marius and Bella know better and go to Holly Village, where Adele lived, to investigate. Of course, more murder follows and the duo satisfyingly reveal the culprit, and the end of the novel is filled with Christmas cheer, reminiscent of A Christmas Carol by Dickens. The plot keeps the reader guessing, but what really appealed to me was the setting. Holly Village is right out of Dickens and is a real village which was built during the Victorian time, with twelve-dwellings, each with turrets, towers and gargoyles, located in the heart of London, next to Highgate Cemetery (an appropriate setting for a murder mystery)! I totally recommend this new Christmas novel by Benedict Brown.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2025
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Jan C. Robbins
Whiting, US
★★★★★ 5
An Old Prof's Delight
Format: Kindle
All of Mr. Brown's Marius Quin mysteries are interesting and thoroughly enjoyable reading. The characters, especially the main ones--Marius, Bella, and Percy--are among my all-time favorites, and that after more than 65 years of reading mysteries (started when I was 16)! I highly recommend "Holly Village," for Christmas or otherwise, and impatiently await the next book in the series.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2026
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Cassie
Carnegie, US
★★★★★ 5
I love this series so much!
Format: Kindle
It's not Christmas time without a Benedict Brown Christmas book! I love this series and I love how the characters are maturing/coming into their own. Marius and Bella are amazing and their banter is always top notch. I have read every single book this author has written and he still surprises me with his twists and who done it! The ending of this one was super emotional, I had tears during the reveal! I cannot wait for the next! Especially with the promise of big leaps in certain plot lines! Pick up this series, it is A++++ reading.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2025
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Saf ST
Cuba, US
★★★★★ 4
still loving the series!!
Format: Kindle
I’m a fan. Marius and Bella feel like friends now. But somehow the story took some time to build up; although I understand Bella’s torments and emotions need to be dealt with… I’m looking forward to the next one in the series!!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2026

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