{"product_id":"the-axemans-jazz","title":"Ray Celestin: The Axeman's Jazz [2021] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger for Best Debut Crime Novel of the Year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year Award.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs recommended on the Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Inspired by a true story, set against the heady backdrop of jazz-filled, mob-ruled New Orleans, \u003ci\u003eThe Axeman's Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e by Ray Celestin is a gripping thriller announcing a major talent in historical crime fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e New Orleans, 1919.  As a dark serial killer - the Axeman - stalks the city, three individuals set out to unmask him:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Detective Lieutenant Michael Talbot - heading up the official investigation, but struggling to find leads, and harbouring a grave secret of his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Axeman's Jazz \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book in Ray Celestin's prize-winning City Blues quartet. It is followed by the second installment, \u003ci\u003eDead Man's Blues\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Celestin, Ray","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46480032137555,"sku":"9781529065633","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/celestin-ray-the-axeman-s-jazz-9781529065633-48946579341651.jpg?v=1680297999","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-axemans-jazz","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}