{"product_id":"radio-activity-paperback","title":"Radio Activity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Fitzhugh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRick Shannon is an unemployed FM rock DJ considering a mid-life change in careers. But just as he begins selling off his record collection, a job offer comes from a small station in Mississippi, where a DJ recently stopped showing up for work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo sooner than he settles into the job, Rick finds a mysterious reel of tape that just might explain what happened to the missing DJ. His curiosity piqued, Rick starts poking around and soon finds himself going down a road littered with extortion, arson, murder, and an FCC violation that makes Howard Stern look like a Cub Scout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore you can say \"Stairway to Heaven\", Rick finds himself wading through a swamp of suspects, including a tough divorcee who rents construction equipment, a former local beauty pageant queen (Miss Tire \u0026amp; Auto Parts), and the president of a local personal finance company who has peculiar ideas about collateral and who just might be part of the feared Dixie Mafia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReviews of the DJ Rick Shannon series\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eHilarious - and dead on\u003c\/strong\u003e. Fitzhugh treats us to a tragicomic tour of regional black-and blues history.' \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eFast, funny, and fabulous. This is Fitzhugh's finest\u003c\/strong\u003e - and that's saying a lot!' Jill Conner Browne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A lost-tapes mystery - all blues mysteries are lost-tapes mysteries - but unlike the rest, this pays off with \u003cstrong\u003ea climax so rich you want to hear the tapes as much as the people hunting them down\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Greil Marcus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47409777574066,"sku":"9781788423366","price":17.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/007ce475f0f1cf43c3efef333ccf4a80.webp?v=1778272549","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/radio-activity-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}