![]() ![]() But as he figures out afterward, he was hearing it four hours before the shooting occurred. One band member, Dave Reilly, has psychic powers that manifest as voices in his head, and as he stumbles around the snowy woods he repeatedly hears “This guy is dying”- words allegedly spoken after Lennon’s shooting by the building workers who called the ambulance. The book’s action starts on December 8, 1980, not at the Dakota in New York City, but at a decrepit abbey in the Welsh countryside where a band fraying with tension has gathered to record a new album. NANCY CARR * What Beatles fan who was alive in 1980 hasn’t wished he or she could have done something to prevent Lennon’s murder? And what thoughtful Lennon fan hasn’t been troubled by the contradictions manifested in Lennon’s personality and life? Those questions drive Phil Rickman’s 1996 novel December, a worthy read for this time of year despite its flaws. It’s hard to write Beatles-related fiction without backing yourself into a corner ![]()
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