Hold Me Down

Hold Me Down

HOLD ME DOWN is a novel of suspense, set in the basement clubs and dark back rooms behind the stage lights of rock and roll stardom.

Gal, a talented musician, has returned to Boston to play a memorial for her late friend. But when she sees a particular face in the crowd, she freezes on stage. The next day, she learns that the man she saw has been beaten to death behind the venue—and her friend’s widower, Walter, is being charged in connection with his murder. When Walter refuses to defend himself, Gal wonders if he is guilty, and as memories of the past begin to flood back, she starts her own investigation.

To uncover the truth, she must re-examine her own life, her perception of the past, and an industry with a dark underbelly. But what she discovers may prove hard to swallow . . .

A Mass. Book Award "Must Read"!

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A darkly suspenseful dive into friendship, fame, murder, and the thrilling power of rock music. I couldnu2019t put it down.
– Meg Gardiner, New York Timesu2013bestselling author of the UNSUB series
In electric prose, Simon conjures the rock-and-roll world, its drink, drugs, and band-dynamics, and the twin seductresses of excess and success, as she makes a penetrating portrait of friendship.
– The Boston Globe
Lyrical, layered, and full of surprises. . . . A raw and emotional thriller with a heartbeat, about lost dreams and missing friends, regrets and buried memories, the final note reminding us that itu2019s never too late to start again.
– Lisa Unger
[This] devastatingly powerful mystery hits you like a punch in the heart.
– Caroline Leavitt
Compulsively readable. . . . Part murder mystery and part wistful history of a one-time rock star and her deeply buried secrets.
– Dave Zeltserman, Shamus Awardu2013winning author of Small Crimes
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Author: Clea Simon
Series: Psychological Suspense
Publication Year: 2021