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The Dirty Beat
by Venero Armanno

Rock and jazz drummer Max is dead. Now, in his coffin as his friends prepare to bury him, Max is surrounded by the ghosts of his life and the dreams that never faded. In this sea of memory, Max recalls the tragedies, people and relationships that defined his life. As the players in his life gather for his funeral, he has one last chance to relive his past and see it for what it was.

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In this sea of memory, Max recalls the tragedies, people and relationships that defined his life. From his first love Maree Kilmister he learned about sex; from his great love Debbie Canova he learned about loss; and from the enigmatic Laetecia Sparks, he learned about hope. As the players in his life gather for his funeral, he has one last chance to relive his past and see it for what it was.

Driven by music and passion, The Dirty Beat shimmers with an electric intensity.

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Venero Armanno

Venero (Veny) Armanno the author of two short story collections, Jumping at the Moonand Travel Under Any Star, and nine critically acclaimed novels. These include Black Mountain, The Dirty Beat, Romeo of the Underworld and Candle Life. His novel Firehead was shortlisted in the 1999 Queensland Premier’s Literary Award; in 2002 The Volcano won the award with Best Fiction Book of the year; and in 2018 Burning Down was shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards - People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award. His works have been published in the United States, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, Israel and South Korea. Veny is a trained screenwriter and currently teaches creative writing at The University of Queensland.