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MILLICENT DEGROENFELD RICE IBD

FRIESENPRESS
01 / 2025
9781038313119
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Sinopsis

Melvin 'the Troll' Horgan-lead singer and lyricist of the grunge band Billy Goat?s Gruff, self-loathing, angry little gargoyle, and a spiritually and literally impotent loser, a musician devoid of talent and artistry-finally gets his big break after one fleeting burst of creativity while squatting in the bathroom of a Popeye?s restaurant just outside of Washington, D.C. Knowing his career is in freefall, Melvin desperately wrenches together a song for his next album-his last shot at success-based on a newspaper story about a stripper?s untimely death. If the album flops, it could be back on the streets again. Curiously, the song, 'Millicent DeGroenfeld Rice,' catapults Melvin and his band into fame-not due to its quality, but because of a chilling phenomenon: during each live performance of this song, a random audience member dies.The growing fascination with the victims and the real-life story of Millicent DeGroenfeld Rice draws Melvin, an FBI agent, and a corporate lawyer into separate quests to either seek, reject, or ignore the truth behind the song?s deadly effect. How can one song born of desperation kill a member of the audience every time it?s played live? Is it just a bizarre coincidence, or is something more sinister at play?