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Zusatztext As he did in his first novel! The Axeman's Jazz ! Celestin perfectly captures the jazzy street rhythms of this proudly pugnacious city and its peculiar characters. Informationen zum Autor Ray Celestin's debut novel, The Axeman's Jazz won the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award and was shortlisted for the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year Award. Dead Man's Blues is his second novel. He lives in London. Klappentext Chicago, 1928. In the stifling summer heat three investigations begin . . . Pinkerton detectives Michael Talbot and Ida Davis are hired to locate a missing heiress. But it proves harder than expected to find a woman known across the city. After being called to a gruesome murder in Chicago’s violent Black Belt, crime-scene photographer Jacob Russo can’t get the dead man’s image out of his head, and decides to track down the culprit himself. And with a group of city leaders poisoned at the Ritz, Dante Sanfelippo – rum-runner and fixer – is called in by Al Capone to discover whether someone is trying to bring down his empire. As the three parties edge closer to the truth, their paths will cross and their lives will be threatened. But will any of them find the answers they need in the city of blues, booze and brutality? ‘Totally absorbing’ The Times ‘Captivating’ Spectator ‘A crime novel to savour’ Mail on Sunday A stunning historical mystery from Ray Celestin, following on from the events of The Axeman's Jazz . Zusammenfassung A stunning historical mystery from Ray Celestin, following on from the events of The Axeman's Jazz.
