Bright Midnight
Bright Midnight
Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison all died at age 27. The evidence points to the deaths being unrelated, but were they really?
Author Chris Formant’s debut novel follows Rolling Stone journalist Gantry Elliot’s quest to unravel the mysterious events surrounding the premature deaths of these Rock and Roll icons, reimagining how the losses of his generation might be viewed when 21st century forensic techniques are applied. The result is a book that blows conspiracy theories sky high and keeps you spinning until the very last chord.
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The DaVinci Code for Rock & Roll Fans
They were the voice of Gantry Elliot’s generation—Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison—comets that lit up the sky and disappeared too soon. Elliot longs for the days when rock and roll blazed with fierce originality, even as he struggles to keep up with current trends as an investigative reporter for Rolling Stone. Still it was a comfortable living until someone started sending him anonymous packages containing cryptic notes and eye-popping revelations.
As the packages grow more urgent and frightening, Elliot is forced to confront a terrifying possibility—could someone be behind the deaths of music’s legends? With the help of the FBI he follows the trail, which might lead to copycat murders, a serial killer—or something even worse.
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Praise
Bright Midnight is an unexpected gem of a story. Formant is so adept at crafting the intrigues of his novel that one can’t help but come away questioning what is the real truth behind the deaths of some of our most-beloved artists. The ingenious weaving of “historical “accounts and clever vignettes with descriptions of advanced forensic technology unlock a set of startling revelations that will leave readers reeling at the end.
Gregg Fienberg
TV Producer/Director: “Deadwood,” “True Blood” and “Twin Peaks”
Even though I knew otherwise, I was methodically convinced that events could have happened as fictionalized.
Jim Henke
Former Curator, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame