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Jazz, prohibition et meurtres en série : aprèsCarnaval, comparé àL'aliénistede Caleb Carr, le retour du nouveau maître du thriller historique.1928. Chicago est la cité de tous les contrastes. Du ghetto noir aux riches familles blanches, en passant par la mafia italienne tenue par Al Capone, la ville vit au rythme du jazz, de la prohibition et surtout du crime, que la police a du mal à endiguer. C'est dans ce contexte trouble qu'une femme appartenant à l'une des plus riches dynasties de la ville fait appel à l'agence Pinkerton. Sa fille et le fiancé de celle-ci ont mystérieusement disparu la veille de leur mariage. Les détectives Michael Talbot et Ida Davies, aidés par un jeune jazzman, Louis Armstrong, vont se charger des investigations.Au même moment, le corps d'un homme blanc est retrouvé dans une ruelle du quartier noir. Le meurtre en rappelle un autre à Jacob Russo, photographe de scènes de crime, qui décide de mener son enquête.Quel est le lien entre ces deux affaires ? Y a-t-il un rapport avec le crime organisé ? Car la vieille école d'Al Capone et de la contrebande d'alcool est menacée par de jeunes loups aux dents longues.
23 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 2, 2017
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About the author
Ray Celestin
10 books559 followersHello. I write novels and screenplays and very occasionally, short stories and comic-books.
My new latest novel, Sunset Swing, was published in paperback in August. It’s the final instalment in the multi-award-winning ‘City Blues Quartet’ -- a series of novels plotting the intertwined history of Jazz and the Mob through six decades in the 20th century.
Sunset Swing won two daggers at this year’s CWA (Crime Writer Association) awards:
The Golden Dagger for best crime novel of the year
The Historical Dagger for best historical novel of the year
It’s also had a great response from reviewers:
The Times ‘Books of the Year’
The Financial Times ‘Books of the Year’
Five Star review in The Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Times ‘Historical Novel of the Month’
The Times ‘Thriller of the Month’
Discover more at raycelestin.com
My new latest novel, Sunset Swing, was published in paperback in August. It’s the final instalment in the multi-award-winning ‘City Blues Quartet’ -- a series of novels plotting the intertwined history of Jazz and the Mob through six decades in the 20th century.
Sunset Swing won two daggers at this year’s CWA (Crime Writer Association) awards:
The Golden Dagger for best crime novel of the year
The Historical Dagger for best historical novel of the year
It’s also had a great response from reviewers:
The Times ‘Books of the Year’
The Financial Times ‘Books of the Year’
Five Star review in The Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Times ‘Historical Novel of the Month’
The Times ‘Thriller of the Month’
Discover more at raycelestin.com
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