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34 ratings, 3.35 average rating, 6 reviews
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published
2006
by Harvest Books
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Paperback, 372 pages
isbn
0156031914
(isbn13: 9780156031912)
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In the rowdy red-light district of Storyville, four players of the new music they call "jass" have turned up dead. When Creole detective Val...more
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Read in April, 2008
I was surprised at the pacing of this book, because it started out with a murder in the first couple of pages and how can a mystery go wrong with that? Unfortunately, it descended into a malestrom of imagery that just bogged down the whole plot.
New Orleans, perhaps especially in the period depicted, is a city made of atmosphere, but there comes a point when the descriptions are repetitive and dull. The same could be said for the reflections of the various characters--I get it, the guy is g...more
New Orleans, perhaps especially in the period depicted, is a city made of atmosphere, but there comes a point when the descriptions are repetitive and dull. The same could be said for the reflections of the various characters--I get it, the guy is g...more
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Read in May, 2005
JASS (Private Investigator-New Orleans-1909) – VG
Fulmer, David – 2nd in series
Harcourt, 2005- Hardcover
Investigator Valentin St. Cyr is asked to look into the deaths of four New Orleans musicians. Although the manor of each death is different, they all once played in the same "jass" band. When St. Cyr is pressured to give up the investigation, he becomes more determined to find the reason, and killer, behind the deaths.
*** Fulmer has a wonderful style and ability to conve...more
Fulmer, David – 2nd in series
Harcourt, 2005- Hardcover
Investigator Valentin St. Cyr is asked to look into the deaths of four New Orleans musicians. Although the manor of each death is different, they all once played in the same "jass" band. When St. Cyr is pressured to give up the investigation, he becomes more determined to find the reason, and killer, behind the deaths.
*** Fulmer has a wonderful style and ability to conve...more
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If you love New Orleans, you have to read this book! The setting is the height of the jazz age - 1920s New Orleans. The descriptions of the city are dead-on, and beautiful to boot. I enjoyed every descriptive word that jumped off the page. Fulmer manages to capture a time and place so well, you feel as if you're there.
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Read in October, 2008
recommends it for:
mystery fans, early Jazz fans
I read a LOT of New Orleans literature, especially right before a trip there, and I am heading there on Saturday. This book is as evocative of a time and place as any I have ever read. I really believe I have found a new favourite N.O. author. I intend to seek the other books featuring this protagonist.
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Read in May, 2007
recommends it for:
New Orleans and detective fiction fans
Ditto - same review as "Chasing the Devil's Tail."
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