City Blues Quartet 3 Books Collection Set by Ray Celestin - Historical Crime Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set. The Axeman's Jazz. Dead Man's Blues. The Mobster's Lament. Details. Condition: New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9789123969388. Publisher: Pan. Category: Fiction (Adult Historical Crime). Overview. Step into three decades of jazz, murder and mob rule with this City Blues Quartet 3 Books Collection Set by Ray Celestin. Bringing together The Axeman's Jazz, Dead Man's Blues and The Mobster's Lament in one brand-new paperback set, this is the essential starting point for lovers of atmospheric historical crime fiction. Following detectives, mobsters and ordinary people across New Orleans, Chicago and New York, Celestin's award-winning series blends real history with gripping mystery.. About the Book(s). The Axeman's Jazz opens in New Orleans, 1919, inspired by a real unsolved case: a serial killer known as the Axeman terrorises the city, and three investigators - Detective Lieutenant Michael Talbot, former detective-turned-mafia man Luca d'Andrea, and Pinkerton secretary Ida - race to unmask him. Dead Man's Blues moves to sweltering Chicago, 1928, where poisonings, a mutilated gangster and a vanished heiress draw detectives Michael Talbot and Ida Davis into a case that pulls in a young Louis Armstrong and exposes deep civic corruption. The Mobster's Lament closes the trilogy in post-war New York, 1947, where mob fixer Gabriel Leveson is sent to recover stolen money for crime boss Frank Costello, while investigators Ida Young and Michael Talbot fight to clear the name of Talbot's son, accused of a brutal Harlem murder. Celestin weaves meticulous period research - prohibition, jazz culture, organised crime and racial tension - into fast-moving, morally complex mysteries. Each book stands alone as a satisfying whodunit, yet together they trace the parallel rise of jazz and the American mob, praised by critics for authenticity, pace and unforgettable characters.. Complete brand-new paperback set of the first three novels in the acclaimed City Blues Quartet..