{"product_id":"city-blues-quartet-3-book-set-the-axemans-jazz-dead-mans-blues-the-mobsters-lament-by-ray-celestin-paperback","title":"City Blues Quartet – 3 Book Set: The Axeman's Jazz, Dead Man's Blues \u0026 The Mobster's Lament - By Ray Celestin - Paperback","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStep into the jazz-filled, crime-ridden cities of twentieth-century America with Ray Celestin's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCity Blues Quartet 3-Book Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Bringing together the first three books in the acclaimed historical crime series, this collection moves from New Orleans in 1919 to Chicago in 1928 and New York in 1947, weaving together murder, mystery, organized crime, jazz, and richly atmospheric historical settings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll of our books are brand new.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitles in This Set \/ Includes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Axeman's Jazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDead Man's Blues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mobster's Lament\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRay Celestin's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCity Blues Quartet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores the intertwined worlds of jazz, organized crime, corruption, and historical mystery across several American cities and decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Axeman's Jazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e opens in New Orleans in 1919, where the infamous Axeman is terrorizing the city and Detective Lieutenant Michael Talbot, former detective Luca d'Andrea, and Pinkerton secretary Ida Davis become drawn into the investigation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDead Man's Blues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e moves to Prohibition-era Chicago in 1928, where murder, a missing heiress, organized crime, and competing investigations bring together detectives, criminals, and figures from the city's vibrant jazz scene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mobster's Lament\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e takes readers to New York in 1947, where mob fixer Gabriel Leveson searches for stolen money while private investigator Ida Young and Michael Talbot become involved in a dangerous murder investigation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy This Set Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection is an excellent choice for readers who enjoy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehistorical crime fiction • noir-inspired mysteries • organized crime • jazz-age settings • atmospheric detective stories • interconnected characters • richly researched historical fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3-book collection containing Books 1–3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of the City Blues Quartet. 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