Ray Celestin

Los Ángeles. Navidad de 1967. Un demonio anda suelto en la Ciudad de los Ángeles...Una joven enfermera, Kerry Gaudet, viaja a la Ciudad de los Ángeles desesperada por encontrar a su hermano desaparecido, temiendo que algo terrible le haya sucedido: un asesino en serie esta aterrorizando la ciudad, eligiendo victimas al azar, y Kerry tiene muy pocas pistas.Ida Young, investigadora privada recien jubilada, se ve obligada a ayudar a la policia cuando una joven aparece asesinada en su habitacion de motel. Ida nunca ha conocido a la victima, pero su nombre aparece en la escena del crimen y la policia de Los Angeles quiere saber por que...Mientras tanto, el mafioso Dante Sanfelippo ha invertido los ahorros de toda su vida en la compra de una bodega en el Valle de Napa, pero primero debe hacer un ultimo favor antes de abandonar la ciudad.El amigo de Ida, Louis Armstrong, aterriza en la ciudad justo cuando sus investigaciones descubren misteriosas pistas sobre la identidad del asesino. Y Dante debe recorrer un camino peligroso para pagar sus deudas, un camino que lo lanzara de cabeza a una conspiracion aterradora y a un secreto que los cabecillas haran cualquier cosa para proteger...Sunset Swing, de Ray Celestin, es una impresionante novela de intriga, asesinatos y locura, un retrato inolvidable de una ciudad al limite.

Nueva York, otoño de 1947. Un jefe mafioso intenta abandonar la ciudad cuando el capo Frank Costello le encarga que rastree un dinero que le han robado al hampa. Mientras, Ida Davis y Michael Talbot investigan unoscrimenes perpetrados en una pension de mala muerte de Harlem del que es acusado el hijo de este. Pero, segun van avanzando en la investigacion, Ida y Michael se van dando cuenta de que no se trata de un simple crimen de los bajos fondos, que el caso es mucho mas complejo de lo que parece. La tercera entrega del premiado cuarteto City Blues de Ray Celestin, es tanto una apasionante einnovadora novela negra como un intenso retrato panoramico del Nueva York de los años cuarenta, cuando la mafia alcanzaba sus mas elevadas cotas de poder y el senador Joe McCarthy empezaba sus manejos para establecer su propio reino del terror... Todo con un ambiente de fondo salpicado del mejor jazz de Louis Armstrong.

Lorsqu''en 1919 un tueur en série s''attaque aux habitants de La Nouvelle-Orléans en laissant sur les lieux de ses crimes des cartes de tarot, la panique gagne peu à peu. On évoque le vaudou. Les vic

Nueva Orleans, 1919. Un peculiar asesino en serie, que mata con un hacha, siembra el terror en la capital del jazz. Perseguido e investigado por hasta tres personas distintas, el asesino lanza un peculiar desafio a todos los habitantes de la ciudad a traves de la prensa: o suena jazz en sus casas el martes a las 12.15 de la noche o se arriesgan a ser sus proximas victimas. Y todo ello cuando el cielo se va oscureciendo y una gran tempestad amenaza con anegar la ciudad...Nueva Orleans, 1919. Un peculiar asesino en serie, que mata con un hacha, siembra el terror en la capital del jazz. Perseguido e investigado por hasta tres personas distintas, el asesino lanza un peculiar desafio a todos los habitantes de la ciudad a traves de la prensa: o suena jazz en sus casas el martes a las 12.15 de la noche o se arriesgan a ser sus proximas victimas. Y todo ello cuando el cielo se va oscureciendo y una gran tempestad amenaza con anegar la ciudad...

Dead Man's Blues is the gripping historical crime novel from Ray Celestin, the author of The Axeman's Jazz, winner of the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for Best First Novel 2014. Chicago, 1928. In the stifling summer heat three investigations begin ...Pinkerton detectives Michael Talbot and Ida Davis are hired to locate a missing heiress. But it proves harder than expected to find a woman known across the city. After being called to a gruesome murder in Chicago's violent Black Belt, crime-scene photographer Jacob Russo can't get the dead man's image out of his head, and decides to track down the culprit himself. And with a group of city leaders poisoned at the Ritz, Dante Sanfelippo - rum-runner and fixer - is called in by Al Capone to discover whether someone is trying to bring down his empire. As the three parties edge closer to the truth, their paths will cross and their lives will be threatened. But will any of them find the answers they need in the city of blues, booze and brutality?

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Here ends one of the finest achievements of recent crime fiction' - Sunday Telegraph'Outstanding' - The TimesLos Angeles. Christmas, 1967. A devil is loose in the City of Angels . . .A young nurse, Kerry Gaudet, travels to the City of Angels desperate to find her missing brother, fearing that something terrible has happened to him: a serial killer is terrorising the city, picking victims at random, and Kerry has precious few leads.Ida Young, recently retired Private Investigator, is dragged into helping the police when a young woman is discovered murdered in her motel room. Ida has never met the victim but her name has been found at the crime scene and the LAPD wants to know why . . .Meanwhile mob fixer Dante Sanfelippo has put his life savings into purchasing a winery in Napa Valley but first he must do one final favour for the Mob before leaving town: find a bail jumper before the bond money falls due, and time is fast running out.Idas friend, Louis Armstrong, flies into the city just as her investigations uncover mysterious clues to the killers identity. And Dante must tread a dangerous path to pay his dues, a path which will throw him headlong into a terrifying conspiracy and a secret that the conspirators will do anything to protect . . .Completing his American crime quartet, Ray Celestin's Sunset Swing is a stunning novel of conspiracy, murder and madness, an unforgettable portrait of a city on the edge.

From the brain behind the upcoming Amazon Prime series Haven starring Sophie Turner Chillingly gothic The Guardian Best Crime and Thrillers of the Year Inspired by the haunting true story of the Winchester Mystery House Palace of Shadows is a hair raising gothic thriller from the prize winning author of the City Blues Quartet Ray Celestin 1899 The desolate Smugglers Coast of North Yorkshire is a place that strikes fear into those who live nearby Unexplained deaths suicides young girls gone missing on the nearby moors the locals say it s the grand house that drives people mad Still when Samuel Etherstone is contacted by its reclusive owner Mrs Chesterfield and commissioned to work on the property he accepts the offer For a penniless artist adrift in London the opportunity is too tempting to ignore It is only on arrival at the Chesterfield house that he learns the sinister details of its architect s disappearance Meanwhile the widowed Mrs Chesterfield keeps adding wing upon wing and no one will tell him the reason behind her chilling obsession But as Samuel delves deeper into the mysteries that swirl about the house the nature of the project becomes terrifyingly clear Darkly entertaining Laura Shepherd Robinson bestselling author

Jazz, mafia et meurtres en série : le retour du nouveau maître du thriller historique.New York, 1947 : un mystérieux tueur assassine de sang-froid tous les occupants dun hôtel de Harlem. On parle dun

Chicago, 1928. Allí coinciden Al Capone, el gánster que domina sus bajos fondos, y Louis Armstrong, el trompetista que está revolucionando el mundo del jazz. En el agobiante verano de aquel año se van a producir tres incidentes que van a sacudir las estructuras de la ciudad: por un lado, en un distinguido coctel es envenenado lo mas granado de la alta sociedad de Chicago; por otro, la inestable heredera de una familia adinerada desaparece sin dejar rastro; y, por ultimo, un ganster aparece muerto y mutilado en un inmundo callejon. "El blues del hombre muerto" es una novela negra original, magnificamente documentada, que mantiene la tension y la intriga de principio a fin. Celestin recrea de forma sin igual el Chicago de los años 1920, plagado de crimenes mafiosos, prostitucion, trafico de bebidas alcoholicas y heroina, violencia racista y politicos y policias corruptos.

From the bestselling author of The Axeman's Jazz, Ray Celestin's gripping third book, The Mobster's Lament, follows a gangster's last chance to escape the clutches of New York's mafia families, but as a blizzard descends on NYC, a ruthless serial killer is tracking his every move.New York, 1947.Mob fixer Gabriel Levesons plans to flee the city are put on hold when he is tasked with tracking down stolen mob money by the boss of all bosses, Frank Costello. But while he's busy looking, he doesn't notice who's watching him . . .Meanwhile, Private Investigator Ida Young and her old partner, Michael Talbot, must prove the innocence of Talbots son Tom, who has been accused of the brutal murders of four people in a Harlem flophouse. With all the evidence pointing towards him, their only chance of exoneration is to find the killer themselves.Whilst across town, Idas childhood friend, Louis Armstrong, is on the brink of bankruptcy, when a promoter approaches him with a strange offer to reignite his career . . .Both a gripping neo-noir crime novel and a vivid, panoramic portrait of New York, The Mobster's Lament takes you to the heart of a city where the Mob has risen to the height of its powers . . .

Nueva Orleans, 1919. Un peculiar asesino en serie, que mata con un hacha, siembra el terror en la capital del jazz. El inspector Michael Talbott se esfuerza en atraparlo, pero no es el único que lo intenta. Por un lado, Luca DAndrea, un expolicia que ha pasado los ultimos años en la carcel tras ser denunciado por Talbott, al que la mafia le ha encargado que lo encuentre ya que al dar muerte a varios italianos esta poniendo en peligro la credibilidad de su "servicio de proteccion". Por otro, Ida, una entusiasta lectora de Sherlock Holmes que trabaja para la agencia de detectives Pinkerton, que se ha implicado en la investigacion para demostrar su valia con la ayuda de un joven trompetista llamado Louis Armstrong.Cuando cada uno por su lado esta a punto de descubrirlo, el asesino lanza un peculiar desafio a todos los habitantes de Nueva Orleans a traves de la prensa: o suena jazz en sus casas el martes a las 12.15 de la noche o se arriesgan a ser sus proximas victimas. Y todo ello cuando el cielo se va oscureciendo y una gran tempestad amenaza con anegar la ciudad..."Jazz para el Asesino del Hacha" esta basada en una historia real que estremecio el Nueva Orleans de 1919, una ciudad entonces tremendamente dividida entre muy ricos y muy pobres, blancos y negros, cuyas calles controlaba la Mano Negra. Ray Celestin recrea en esta ambiciosa e intrigante novela, como en un sueño envolvente, aquel Nueva Orleans de intensas emociones y tragedias a flor de piel; aquel "Big Easy" excitante y festivo, asfixiante tambien, en el que el opio, el alcohol, la prostitucion, el tarot, el racismo, la extorsion y la violencia de todo tipo danzaban al son del jazz por Basin y Canal Street.

Nueva York, otoño de 1947. Un jefe mafioso intenta abandonar la ciudad cuando el capo Frank Costello le encarga que rastree un dinero que le han robado al hampa. Mientras, Ida Davis y Michael Talbot investigan unoscrimenes perpetrados en una pension de mala muerte de Harlem del que es acusado el hijo de este. Pero, segun van avanzando en la investigacion, Ida y Michael se van dando cuenta de que no se trata de un simple crimen de los bajos fondos, que el caso es mucho mas complejo de lo que parece. La tercera entrega del premiado cuarteto City Blues de Ray Celestin, es tanto una apasionante einnovadora novela negra como un intenso retrato panoramico del Nueva York de los años cuarenta, cuando la mafia alcanzaba sus mas elevadas cotas de poder y el senador Joe McCarthy empezaba sus manejos para establecer su propio reino del terror... Todo con un ambiente de fondo salpicado del mejor jazz de Louis Armstrong.

CHICAGO,1928AL CAPONE DOMINA LA CIUDADPERO SU HEGEMONÍA EMPIEZA A AGRIETARSE...Chicago, 1928, la ciudad más corrupta y más racialmente dividida de Estados Unidos. Allí coinciden Al Capone, el gánster que domina sus bajos fondos, y Louis Armstrong, el trompetista que esta revolucionando el mundo del jazz. En el agobiante verano de aquel año se van a producir tres incidentes que van a sacudir las estructuras de la ciudad: por un lado, en un distinguido coctel es envenenado lo mas granado de la alta sociedad de Chicago; por otro, la inestable heredera de una familia adinerada desaparece sin dejar rastro; y, por ultimo, un ganster aparece muerto y mutilado en un inmundo callejon.A Ida Davis y al expolicia Michael Talbot les encargan buscar a la joven desaparecida. Mientras, el fotografo forense Jacob Russo sigue la pista del ganster asesinado en un momento en que puede desatarse una guerra entre las bandas de Al Capone y Bugs Moran. ¿Tienen alguna relacion todos estos casos?"El blues del hombre muerto", un guiño a un clasico del jazz ("Dead Mans Blues"), es una novela negra original, magnificamente documentada, que mantiene la tension y la intriga de principio a fin. Celestin recrea de forma sin igual aquel Chicago de crimenes mafiosos, prostitucion, trafico de bebidas alcoholicas y heroina, violencia racista, politicos y policias corruptos..., que generaba fortunas sembradas de cadaveres mientras se violaba la ley seca tanto en las mas distinguidas recepciones como en los garitos mas inmundos. Siempre con un fondo musical de jazz y blues.

Here ends one of the finest achievements of recent crime fiction - Sunday TelegraphOutstanding - The Times*Winner of the 2022 CWA Historical Dagger and Gold Dagger*Los Angeles. Christmas, 1967. A devil is loose in the City of Angels . . .A young nurse, Kerry Gaudet, travels to the City of Angels desperate to find her missing brother, fearing that something terrible has happened to him: a serial killer is terrorising the city, picking victims at random, and Kerry has precious few leads.Ida Young, recently retired Private Investigator, is dragged into helping the police when a young woman is discovered murdered in her motel room. Ida has never met the victim but her name has been found at the crime scene and the LAPD wants to know why . . .Meanwhile mob fixer Dante Sanfelippo has put his life savings into purchasing a winery in Napa Valley but first he must do one final favour for the Mob before leaving town: find a bail jumper before the bond money falls due, and time is fast running out.Idas friend, Louis Armstrong, flies into the city just as her investigations uncover mysterious clues to the killers identity. And Dante must tread a dangerous path to pay his dues, a path which will throw him headlong into a terrifying conspiracy and a secret that the conspirators will do anything to protect . . .Completing his American crime quartet, Ray Celestins Sunset Swing is a stunning novel of conspiracy, murder and madness, an unforgettable portrait of a city on the edge. It follows The Axemans Jazz, Dead Mans Blues and The Mobsters Lament.

Inspired by a true story, set against the heady backdrop of jazz-filled, mob-ruled New Orleans, The Axemans Jazz by Ray Celestin is a gripping thriller announcing a major talent in historical crime fiction.Winner of the CWA New Blood Dagger for Best Debut Crime Novel of the YearRecommended on the Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia WinklemanShortlisted for Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year AwardNew Orleans, 1919. As a dark serial killer the Axeman stalks the city, three individuals set out to unmask him:Detective Lieutenant Michael Talbot heading up the official investigation, but struggling to find leads, and harbouring a grave secret of his own.Former detective Luca dAndrea now working for the mafia, his need to solve the mystery of the Axeman is every bit as urgent as that of the authorities.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, into the case and into terrible danger . . .As Michael, Luca and Ida each draw closer to discovering the killers identity, the Axeman himself will issue a challenge to the people of New Orleans: play jazz, or risk becoming the next victim.A fascinating portrait of a vibrant and volatile city and a riveting read The GuardianThe Axemans Jazz is the first book in Ray Celestins prize-winning City Blues quartet. It is followed by the second installment, Dead Mans Blues.

From the bestselling author of The Axemans Jazz, Ray Celestins The Mobsters Lament is a gripping tale of crime and jazz music, and the third entry in his City Blues Quartet. A gangster is on his last chance to escape the clutches of New Yorks mafia families but, as a blizzard descends on NYC, a ruthless serial killer is tracking his every move.New York, 1947.Mob fixer Gabriel Levesons plans to flee the city are put on hold when he is tasked with tracking down stolen mob money by the boss of all bosses, Frank Costello. But while hes busy looking, he doesnt notice who is watching him . . .Meanwhile, Private Investigator Ida Young and her old partner, Michael Talbot, must prove the innocence of Talbots son Tom, who has been accused of the brutal murders of four people in a Harlem flophouse. With all the evidence pointing towards him, their only chance of exoneration is to find the killer themselves.Whilst across town, Idas childhood friend, Louis Armstrong, is on the brink of bankruptcy, when a promoter approaches him with a strange offer to reignite his career . . .Both a gripping neo-noir crime novel and a vivid, panoramic portrait of New York, The Mobsters Lament takes you to the heart of a city where the Mob has risen to the height of its powers.Though they can be read individually, the City Blues Quartet begins with The Axemans Jazz and Dead Mans Blues. Complete the series with Sunset Swing.

*Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of 2017*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 Black Belt. And a famous heiress vanishes without a trace. Pinkerton detectives Michael Talbot and Ida Davis are hired to find the missing heiress by the girls 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 Black Belt murder, crime scene photographer Jacob Russo cant get the dead mans image out of his head, and so he embarks on his own investigation. And Dante Sanfelippo rum-runner and fixer is back in Chicago on the orders of Al Capone, who suspects theres a traitor in the ranks and wants Dante to investigate. But Dante is struggling with problems of his own as he is forced to return to the city he thought hed 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 blues, booze and corruption?Dead Mans Blues is the gripping second installment in Ray Celestins prize-winning City Blues quartet. It is followed by the third book in the series, The Mobsters Lament.

From the brain behind the hit Amazon Prime series, Steal, starring Sophie Turner.Chillingly gothic The Guardian, Best Crime and Thrillers of the YearInspired by the haunting true story of the Winchester Mystery House, Palace of Shadows is a hair-raising gothic thriller from the prize-winning author of the City Blues Quartet, Ray Celestin.1899. The desolate Smugglers Coast of North Yorkshire is a place that strikes fear into those who live nearby. Unexplained deaths, suicides, young girls gone missing on the nearby moors the locals say its the grand house that drives people mad.Still, when Samuel Etherstone is contacted by its reclusive owner, Mrs Chesterfield, and commissioned to work on the property, he accepts the offer. For a penniless artist adrift in London, the opportunity is too tempting to ignore.It is only on arrival at the Chesterfield house that he learns the sinister details of its architects disappearance. Meanwhile, the widowed Mrs Chesterfield, keeps adding wing upon wing, and no one will tell him the reason behind her chilling obsession. But as Samuel delves deeper into the mysteries that swirl about the house the nature of the project becomes terrifyingly clear . . .Its jaw-dropping finale will leave readers reeling. An absolute triumph Sunday ExpressDarkly entertaining Laura Shepherd-Robinson, bestselling author of The Square of SevensI could see elements of Wilkie Collins, Bram Stoker and even Lewis Carroll . . . Hugely entertaining Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of The Shadows of London