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Dead Man's Blues by Ray Celestin

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Also by Ray Celestin:

Dead Man's Blues, February 2019
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Dead Man's Blues, December 2017
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The Axeman, September 2015
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DEAD MAN'S BLUES
By: Ray Celestin


The Axeman #2
Pegasus Books
December 2017
On Sale: December 5, 2017
464 pages
ISBN: 1681775603
EAN: 9781681775609
Kindle: B071FCKB5Q
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Paperback (reprint - February 2019)

Mystery Historical

Set in Chicago in 1928 and featuring Pinkerton detectives, a murdered heiress, shadowy gangstersโ€”and even Louis Armstrongโ€”this is the bluesy, atmospheric sequel to the award-winning The Axeman.

Chicago, 1928. In the stifling summer heat three disturbing events take place. A clique of city leaders is poisoned in a fancy hotel. A white gangster is found mutilated in an alleyway in the Blackbelt. And a famous heiress vanishes without a trace.

Pinkerton detectives Michael Talbot and Ida Davis are hired to find the missing heiress by the girl's troubled mother. But it proves harder than expected to find a face that is known across the city, and Ida must elicit the help of her friend Louis Armstrong.

While the police take little interest in the Blackbelt murder, Jacob Russoโ€”crime scene photographerโ€”can't get the dead man's image out of his head, and so he embarks on his own investigation.

And Dante Sanfelippoโ€”rum-runner and fixerโ€”is back in Chicago on the orders of Al Capone, who suspects there's a traitor in the ranks and wants Dante to investigate. But Dante is struggling with his own problems, as he is forced to return to the city he thought he'd never see again . . .

As the three parties edge closer to the truth, their paths cross and their lives are threatened. But will any of them find the answers they need in the capital of jazz, fast liquor, and corruption?

The Axeman

The Axeman
THE AXEMAN
#1.0 โ€ข September 2015
Dead Man's Blues
DEAD MAN'S BLUES
#2.0 โ€ข December 2017

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