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The Axeman's Jazz (City Blues Quartet, 1) by Ray Celestin
New Orleans, 1919. As a dark serial killer – the Axeman – stalks the city, three individuals set out to unmask him:Detective 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.
Dead Man's Blues (City Blues Quartet, 2) by Ray Celestin
Chicago, 1928. In the stifling summer heat three disturbing events take place. A clique of city leaders is poisoned in a fancy hotel. A white gangster is found mutilated in an alleyway in the Black Belt. And a famous heiress vanishes without a trace.Pinkerton 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.
The Mobster's Lament (City Blues Quartet, 3) by Ray Celestin
Mob 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.
Sunset Swing: Volume 4 (City Blues Quartet, 4) by Ray Celestin
A young nurse, Kerry Gaudet, travels to the City of Angels desperate to find her missing brother, fearing that something terrible has happened to him: a serial killer is terrorising the city, picking victims at random, and Kerry has precious few leads.Ida Young, recently retired Private Investigator, is dragged into helping the police when a young woman is discovered murdered in her motel room. Ida has never met the victim but her name has been found at the crime scene and the LAPD wants to know why.......
Titles in this set :-
The Axeman's Jazz (City Blues Quartet, 1) by Ray Celestin
Author : Ray Celestin
Publisher : Pan
Language : English
Paperback : 464 pages
ISBN-10 : 1529065631
ISBN-13 : 978-1529065633
Dimensions : 13 x 3 x 19.7 cm
Dead Man's Blues (City Blues Quartet, 2) by Ray Celestin
Author : Ray Celestin
Publisher : Pan
Language : English
Paperback : 512 pages
ISBN-10 : 1529065623
ISBN-13 : 978-1529065626
Dimensions : 13.1 x 3.3 x 19.8 cm
The Mobster's Lament (City Blues Quartet, 3) by Ray Celestin
Author : Ray Celestin
Publisher : Pan
Language : English
Paperback : 576 pages
ISBN-10 : 1509838961
ISBN-13 : 978-1509838967
Dimensions : 13.2 x 3.5 x 19.6 cm
Sunset Swing: Volume 4 (City Blues Quartet, 4) by Ray Celestin
Publisher : Pan
Language : English
Paperback : 560 pages
ISBN-10 : 1509838988
ISBN-13 : 9781509838981