Ray Celestin: The Axeman's Jazz, Kartoniert / Broschiert
The Axeman's Jazz
- Publisher:
- Pan Macmillan, 07/2021
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert, B-format paperback
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781529065633
- Item number:
- 10480653
- Volume:
- 425 Pages
- Weight:
- 323 g
- Format:
- 198 x 132 mm
- Thickness:
- 32 mm
- Release date:
- 27.7.2021
- Series:
- City Blues Quartett
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
Winner of the CWA New Blood Dagger, Ray Celestin's The Axeman's Jazz is a gripping historical crime thriller set in the mob-ruled, jazz-filled streets of 1919 New Orleans.
Shortlisted for the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year Award and recommended on the Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman.
A dark serial killer known as the Axeman stalks the city, and three individuals set out to unmask him:
Detective Lieutenant Michael Talbot - leading the official investigation, but struggling to find leads and harbouring his own secret.
Former detective Luca d'Andrea - working for the mafia, his need to solve the mystery is as urgent as the authorities'.
And Ida - a secretary at the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, she stumbles across a clue which lures her and her friend, musician Louis Armstrong, into terrible danger...
As Michael, Luca and Ida draw closer to discovering the killer's identity, the Axeman issues a challenge: play jazz or risk becoming the next victim.
'A fascinating portrait of a vibrant and volatile city and a riveting read.' - The Guardian
The Axeman's Jazz , inspired by a true story, is the first in Ray Celestin's prize-winning City Blues quartet, followed by Dead Man's Blues.
Biography
Ray Celestin studierte Asiatische Kunstgeschichte und Sprachen in Großbritannien. Er ist Drehbuchautor für Film und Fernsehen und veröffentlichte bereits mehrere Kurzgeschichten. Auf seinen Debütroman Höllenjazz in New Orleans, der die britischen Bestsellerlisten und Feuilletons im Sturm eroberte, folgten mit Todesblues in Chicago und Gangsterswing in New York Band zwei und drei seiner »City Blues Quartett«-Reihe. Derzeit schreibt Ray Celestin an seinem vierten Roman.
