England, 1985. Jay Latimer - the singer, songwriter and guitarist with The Scarlet Empire - is about to embark on a solo career on the advice of his manager, who seems certain that Jay could crack the lucrative American market with a minimum of effort. A music industry veteran at the tender age of twenty-six, Jay throws himself in at the deep end, sink or swim... Tom Ronson follows his acclaimed debut novel CAUGHT JESTER with a warts-and-all...