City Blues Quartet Series 3 Books Collection Set By Ray Celestin - Fiction - Paperback

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As Michael, Luca and Ida each draw closer to discovering the killer’s identity, the Axeman himself will issue a challenge to the people of New Orleans: play jazz or risk becoming the next victim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDead Man's Blues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePinkerton detectives Michael Talbot and Ida Davis are hired to find the missing heiress by the girl’s troubled mother. But it proves harder than expected to find a face that is known across the city, and Ida must elicit the help of her friend Louis Armstrong. While the police take little interest in the Black Belt murder, crime scene photographer Jacob Russo can’t get the dead man’s image out of his head, and so he embarks on his own investigation. And Dante Sanfelippo – rum-runner and fixer – is back in Chicago on the orders of Al Capone, who suspects there’s a traitor in the ranks and wants Dante to investigate. But Dante is struggling with problems of his own as he is forced to return to the city he thought he’d never see again . . . As the three parties edge closer to the truth, their paths cross and their lives are threatened. But will any of them find the answers they need in the capital of blues, booze and corruption?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mobster's Lament\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMob fixer Gabriel Leveson’s plans to flee the city are put on hold when he is tasked with tracking down stolen mob money by ‘the boss of all bosses’, Frank Costello. But while he's busy looking, he doesn't notice who's watching him . . . Meanwhile, Private Investigator Ida Young and her old partner, Michael Talbot, must prove the innocence of Talbot’s son Tom, who has been accused of the brutal murders of four people in a Harlem flophouse. With all the evidence pointing towards him, their only chance of exoneration is to find the killer themselves. Whilst across town, Ida’s childhood friend, Louis Armstrong, is on the brink of bankruptcy, when a promoter approaches him with a strange offer to reignite his career . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-08T11:30:51+00:00","created_at":"2022-03-08T11:30:48+00:00","vendor":"Pan Macmillan","type":"Fiction","tags":["Age_Adult","Boxing Day","CT\u0026M Books","Genre_Crime \u0026 mystery","Genre_Music","Type_Collection"],"price":1249,"price_min":1249,"price_max":1249,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":2697,"compare_at_price_min":2697,"compare_at_price_max":2697,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41292293996723,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"B2D3995","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"City Blues Quartet Series 3 Books Collection Set By Ray Celestin - Fiction - Paperback","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1249,"weight":1100,"compare_at_price":2697,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9789123969388","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/thumbnail_1_feeaa8d2-f9f9-4acd-9833-00595b8809f4.jpg?v=1788438617","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/front_7b2d760e-c9a4-439e-9941-822b1d647d74.jpg?v=1788438832","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/back_5fedf855-160c-4291-a2e0-43969e69cd0e.jpg?v=1788438751","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/thumbnail_2_ee7b150d-1ff7-4496-ae28-e597e0a31fd8.jpg?v=1788438739","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/spine_faf06cd1-ee50-4068-a1ae-66ff53541128.jpg?v=1788438501","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/inside_80295a7a-41b4-45d5-8e99-c2b0b29cb318.jpg?v=1788438499"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/thumbnail_1_feeaa8d2-f9f9-4acd-9833-00595b8809f4.jpg?v=1788438617","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"City Blues Quartet Series 3 Books Collection Set By Ray Celestin - 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New Orleans in the 1910s, Chicago in the '20s, New York in the '40s - this is the intertwined history of Jazz and the Mob. Award-winning and critically acclaimed, these crime epics are a must for your shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Axeman's Jazz\u003cbr\u003e2. Dead Man's Blues\u003cbr\u003e3. The Mobster's Lament\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Axeman's Jazz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetective Lieutenant Michael Talbot – heading up the official investigation, but struggling to find leads, and harbouring a grave secret of his own. Former detective Luca d’Andrea – now working for the mafia; his need to solve the mystery of the Axeman is every bit as urgent as that of the authorities. And Ida – a secretary at the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Obsessed with Sherlock Holmes and dreaming of a better life, she stumbles across a clue which lures her and her musician friend, Louis Armstrong, to the case – and into terrible danger . . . As Michael, Luca and Ida each draw closer to discovering the killer’s identity, the Axeman himself will issue a challenge to the people of New Orleans: play jazz or risk becoming the next victim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDead Man's Blues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePinkerton detectives Michael Talbot and Ida Davis are hired to find the missing heiress by the girl’s troubled mother. But it proves harder than expected to find a face that is known across the city, and Ida must elicit the help of her friend Louis Armstrong. While the police take little interest in the Black Belt murder, crime scene photographer Jacob Russo can’t get the dead man’s image out of his head, and so he embarks on his own investigation. And Dante Sanfelippo – rum-runner and fixer – is back in Chicago on the orders of Al Capone, who suspects there’s a traitor in the ranks and wants Dante to investigate. But Dante is struggling with problems of his own as he is forced to return to the city he thought he’d never see again . . . As the three parties edge closer to the truth, their paths cross and their lives are threatened. But will any of them find the answers they need in the capital of blues, booze and corruption?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mobster's Lament\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMob fixer Gabriel Leveson’s plans to flee the city are put on hold when he is tasked with tracking down stolen mob money by ‘the boss of all bosses’, Frank Costello. But while he's busy looking, he doesn't notice who's watching him . . . Meanwhile, Private Investigator Ida Young and her old partner, Michael Talbot, must prove the innocence of Talbot’s son Tom, who has been accused of the brutal murders of four people in a Harlem flophouse. With all the evidence pointing towards him, their only chance of exoneration is to find the killer themselves. Whilst across town, Ida’s childhood friend, Louis Armstrong, is on the brink of bankruptcy, when a promoter approaches him with a strange offer to reignite his career . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}