The Big Rewind : A Novel

"Irreverent yet intense . . . to put it simply, Libby Cudmore rocks."—Hilary Davidson, Anthony Award–winning author of Blood Always Tells Listening to someone else's mix tapes is a huge breach of trust. But KitKat was dead . . . and curiosity got the better of me. When a mix tape destined for her friend KitKat accidentally arrives in Jett Bennett's mailbox, Jett doesn't think twice about it—even in the age of iTunes and Spotify, the hipster residents of the Barter Street district of Brooklyn are in a constant competition to see who can be the most retro. But when Jett finds KitKat dead on her own kitchen floor, she suspects the tape might be more than just a quirky collection of lovelorn ballads. And when KitKat's boyfriend, Bronco, is arrested for her murder, Jett and her best friend, Sid, set out on an epic urban quest through strip joints and record stores, vegan bakeries and basement nightclubs, to discover who the real killer is.... Raymond Chandler meets Nick Hornby in this clever noir romp through hipster Brooklyn as a mysterious mix tape puts a young amateur sleuth on the hunt for a killer-and for the truths hidden within her own heart. Jett Bennett moved to New York to become a music journalist. What she found was a temp gig as a proofreader, but at least she's fitting in with the artists and musicians in the tragically hip Brooklyn neighborhood she calls home. But when Jett opens up her mail and finds a mix tape meant for her neighbor, KitKat, a local queen bee renowned for her enhanced baked goods and retro videogame collection, everything changes. Jett drops off the cassette and discovers that it's game over for KitKat: someone bashed her head in with a rolling pin ... and left her pot brownies burning in the oven. KitKat's boyfriend, Bronco, is M.I.A. Her sister is so desperate that she asks Jett to snoop around. Then there's that mix tape. Jett didn't know KitKat well, but she knows music. And a tape full of love songs from someone other than Bronco screams motive-sending Jett and her best friend, Sid, on an epic quest to find KitKat's killer through record stores, strip joints, vegan bakeries, and basement nightclubs-a journey that resonates with Jett, and her past, in unexpected ways Raymond Chandler meets Nick Hornby in this clever noir romp through hipster Brooklyn as a mysterious mix tape puts a young amateur sleuth on the hunt for a killer—and for the truths hidden within her own heart.To listen to someone else's mix tapes is a huge breach of trust.But KitKat was dead...and curiosity got the better of me.When a mix tape destined for her friend KitKat accidentally arrives in Jett Bennett's mailbox, she doesn't think twice about it—even in the age of iTunes and Spotify, the hipster residents of the Barter Street district of Brooklyn are in a constant competition to see who can be the most retro.But when Jett finds KitKat dead on her kitchen floor, Jett suspects the tape might be more than just a quirky collection of lovelorn ballads. And when KitKat's boyfriend Bronco is arrested for her murder, Jett and her best friend Sid set out to discover the real killer on an epic urban quest through strip joints and record stores, vegan bakeries and basement nightclubs. But the further into KitKat's past she goes, the more she discovers about her own left-behind love life—and the mysterious man whose song she still clings to.... "Listening to someone else's mix tapes is a huge breach of trust. But KitKat was dead ... and curiosity got the better of me"--Page 4 of cover. Jett Bennett moved to New York to become a music journalist; she has a temp gig as a proofreader, but at least she's fitting in with the artists and musicians in the tragically hip Brooklyn neighborhood she calls home. When Jett opens up her mail and finds a mix tape meant for her neighbor, KitKat, a local queen bee renowned for her enhanced baked goods and retro videogame collection, everything changes. Now Jett is on the hunt for a killer-- and for the truths hidden within her own heart.