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    On the Threshold of a Death
    On the Threshold of a Death
    On the Threshold of a Death
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    On the Threshold of a Death

    By Raymond Benson

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    A Spike Berenger Rock 'n' Roll Hit Single!

    A companion piece to the "rock 'n' roll thrillers," "A Hard Day's Death" and "Dark Side of the Morgue," which feature private investigator Spike Berenger and his Rockin' Security team, who travel to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame to provide security for a political fundraiser... little do they know they're in for much more than a caucus!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaymond Benson
    Release dateMay 4, 2010
    ISBN9781458050816
    On the Threshold of a Death
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    Raymond Benson

    Raymond Benson is the author of the original James Bond 007 novels The Man With The Red Tattoo, Never Dream Of Dying, DoubleShot, High Time To Kill, The Facts Of Death, and Zero Minus Ten. He also wrote the award-winning reference book The James Bond Bedside Companion, the mystery novel Evil Hours, has designed critically-acclaimed computer games, and spent over a decade directing theatre and composing music off-off and off-Broadway.

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      On the Threshold of a Death - Raymond Benson

      ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DEATH

      A Spike Berenger Rock ‘n’ Roll Hit Single

      by

      Raymond Benson

      © 2009 by Raymond Benson (Smashwords Edition)

      ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DEATH

      By Raymond Benson

      SIDE A

      The gunman finished stuffing the compact .40 caliber Glock 23 in the shoulder holster, the weapon snug against his armpit. He then looked at himself in the mirror.

      Not bad, he thought. The jacket would hide the fact that his tux wasn’t a perfect fit. As long as no one frisked him, he’d be fine. And since he was officially a part of the VIP entourage, he’d be able to enter with the other VIPs and avoid the security checkpoint.

      Wasn’t life grand?

      Too bad it had to end in a few hours.

      ***

      The strains of The Moody Blues’ Never Comes the Day, from their seminal album On the Threshold of a Dream, bombarded Spike Berenger as he stepped into the special exhibit on the museum’s top level. It was the building’s smallest gallery, usually reserved for a tribute to a particular act. In this case the music provided a soundtrack to the Hall’s tribute to the symphonic rock pioneers whose repertoire also included Berenger’s personal favorite, I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock ‘n’ Roll Band).

      Berenger had been to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, numerous times and it never failed to fill him with a kind of pride. Even though he was a freelance private investigator and one of the two

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