They were the biggest band in the world. Until they vanished.
Robin Rhodes has spent years chasing the mystery of Glimmer — the '70s pop phenomenon whose shimmering anthems masked betrayals, obsession, and ruin. Now grieving the only mother she's ever known, living out of a van, and pouring everything into her music-investigation podcast, Robin is stunned when a hidden bundle in her late mother's belongings reveals a worn journal and a half-burned photo of Glimmer's golden songwriter, Faye Mikkelsen. Pregnant.
Except Faye never had a child.
Determined to uncover the truth, Robin tracks down the surviving members: Björn, the charismatic frontman turned reclusive billionaire; Lina, the volatile lead singer guarding decades of silence; and Anders, the burned-out producer sitting on a vault of recordings no one was ever meant to hear.
But the deeper Robin digs, the darker the story gets — a stolen baby, a backstage stabbing, a psychological campaign designed to destroy one woman's mind. And when Björn's confession accidentally goes live to Robin's millions of listeners, she realizes she isn't just telling Glimmer's story. She's trapped inside it.
Some bands fade away. Glimmer went down in flames.
Perfect for fans of Daisy Jones & The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
About
Emma Thornbury writes sweeping, atmospheric fiction about music, memory, and the secrets we carry. Her novels explore the glittering highs and devastating costs of chasing fame, and the women who refuse to be forgotten. With a fascination for the stories behind the spotlight, Emma brings to life characters caught between ambition and betrayal, love and reinvention.
When she isn’t writing, she can usually be found hunting for vinyl in dusty record shops, losing hours to old documentaries, or planning her next trip in search of stories.