Quinn Gets the Blues

Liam Quinn Mysteries #5

by L.H. Thomson

Two bullets to the back of
a bluesman's head...
You better move fast, Quinn
or soon you'll be dead...

Once upon a time, the great Lonny Walters was really somebody, a king of the electric blues guitar. Now, he's lying face down in the mud behind a New Jersey dive bar with two bullets in the back of his head. Quinn's friend Clinton needs answers, but the list of Lonny's enemies just keeps growing. Can everyone's favorite Philly detective keep a good man out of jail? Find out, when Quinn Gets the Blues.
Chronological order:
1. Quinn Checks In
2. Quinn Gets His Kicks
3. Quinn Goes West
4. Quinn and the Vanishing Bride
5. Quinn Gets the Blues
6. Quinn and the Dead Man's Daughter
7. Quinn Slips the noose
8. Quinn Goes to Jail
9. Quinn Gets Hitched
10 Quinn Plays Ball

Genres: Mystery

232 pages, ebook

First published August 14, 2014

About the author

L.H. Thomson is also published under Ian Loome.

Reviews

[Ellen White · Rating 4 out of 5]

King of Blues is dead, two bullets in back of head.

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liam Quinn and fiancee Nora Garcia de Soria make a grand comeback in L. H. Thomson's, "Quinn Gets The Blues", the fifth book in this Quinn series. (Book 4 "Quinn And The Vanishing Bride", was a real letdown) Before Rock-n-roll, there were the BLUES. Philadelphia, the birthplace of Rock-n-roll was a natural extension of the Blues. 81 Year old Blue's legend Lonny Walters has been reduced to playing dive bars in Jersey for next to nothing pay. Unfortunately for Lonnie one night after his third set he gets two bullets pumped into the back of his head while on a smoke break behind "Jersey Jack's nightclub. Jersey Jacks is a real pit. The last stop of the blues circuit in Philly/ South jersey dive bars and loser venues. The Cops in no hurry to investigate this shooting quickly charge Lonny's best friend for the past 35 years, Grady Brooks. Grady swears he didn't pull the trigger killing Lonny. One of Lonny's many daughters from several women, Dr. Summer Guillame wants Grady cleared and real killer flushed out. Dr. Guillame, a thoracic surgeon along with her fiancee Clinton Dufresne hire Quinn to crack the case. Detective Vincent Fiorelli, once a Philly cop, and now Camden homicide investigator wants Quinn nowhere near his case. "Snooks" Hamlin, Lonny's best blues harp player explains to Quinn that Lonny's poverty act of several decades is not true. Lonny has a "NestEgg" hidden somewhere. After Lonny dies and his will gets read everyone will know where nestegg is and how sizable it really is. There are a whole host of nasty characters wanting in on Lonny's nestegg. Snooks son, Jerry Kleft (local loan shark and pawn broker), Irma Reid who claims to have married Lonny in Wichita Kansas from 1969-77, Snooks himself, and the band's drummer Fred "Downtown" Davis. When dirty cop, Inspector Marty Glanz, who runs a collection racket of south Jersey's dive bars and clubs brakes Quinn's rib, Liam knows he has to figure out who Lonny's killer is and fast. With a whole host of seedy characters and lots of action in very bad neighborhoods, this book is a very nice pickup in quality from last book in series. All the witty and direct dialog is back, and Nora is featured more often for Quinn's benefit. Quinn also has his family to rely on more than previously. I do admit I didn't guess the actual killer until that person was uncovered in book. My suspect all through the book was innocent. That's fun when writer can disguise real killer from the reader until the end.. Back up to four stars out of a possible five stars for author L.H. Thomson'd. "Quinn Gets The Blues". So far the first five books in this series have been exceptional. Well worth getting into first book of series and following Liam's and Nora's adventures investigating in Philadelphia. "Youse" will love it I'm sure.

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining mystery listening 🎶🔰

Another will written murder mystery adventure thriller romantic relationship novel five Liam Quinn Mysteries. Quinn is asked to investigate a murder by the number one suspect's daughter. Another murder occurs with Quinn being a suspect. It all comes together with the murder being arrested. I would highly recommend this series to readers of mysteries novels 👍🔰. Enjoy the adventure of reading or listening as do. 2022 😄👒

[guest · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

This series is interesting and the story is engaging...the characters are believable...the story flows well from one book to the next...I can't wait to see what happens next...

[David Huelsmann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad story at all. It is especially good if you really appreciate the old Blues players. It is also not bad as a detective story if you don't mind all the Blues players getting in the way and the insurance investigator spending so much time explaining how things worked.

[Richard Richardson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book and story! Excellent writer all the way around!
One thing that I don't care for is this is the second book that repeats the same 7 to 10 pages twice. Someone needs to do a better job editing the book. Otherwise it's a great book to read!

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good story. I do enjoy reading all the bother Quinn manages to get involved in and how he somehow ends up the winner !

Just love this series.

[IMHO · Rating 5 out of 5]

L.H. Thomson's Liam Quinn makes his 5th appearance in "Quinn Gets the Blues"
and does not disappoint! It is on my MUST READ LIST, and should be on your too.

[Sandra Burns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

Love this guy. He always gets into fights & trouble doing his job. The characters are relateable, like you know them.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read although there are a couple of leaps of faith to get the final conclusion.

[Robbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fast read; I didn't enjoy it as much as other Quinn series books I've read so far. I rate it 4.4 stars.

[Kim Hammond-beyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun series

Quinn involved in investigating the murder of jazz guitarist. Love all the interesting characters. The Irish Catholic mother who just wants grandbabies, the ex cop good guy dad, smart cookie girlfriend, criminal contacts even get personality. Quinn self aware tough guy.

[A Michael Stevens · Rating 4 out of 5]

It should br evident how much I enjoy the Quinn series by how quickly I get through a book. But please, get a proofreader. The typographical errors are a distraction.

[Mrs Janet S Howard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quinn gets the blues

Somewhat slow moving. Could Quinn make it without his jolly band of crooks excops family and friends They do help

[Darrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another crazy adventure with Quinn and his family ! Will read the next in the series !