Author: Ray Celestin Published: November 2021 by Mantle Category: History, Crime, Fiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 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. … Continue reading Sunset Swing (City Blues Quartet Book 4) by Ray Celestin #Historical #CrimeFiction
Tag: Ray Celestin
#ThrowbackThursday ~ The Axeman’s Jazz by Ray Celestin #Historical #CrimeFiction Based on True Events #Mystery #Thriller
This week's Throwback Thursday is The Axeman's Jazz, the first of a series of historical crime fiction, based on fact. I listened to the audio which was released in January 2015. My Thoughts The story is woven round true events that took place in the segregated New Orleans of 1918/19. A serial killer is on … Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday ~ The Axeman’s Jazz by Ray Celestin #Historical #CrimeFiction Based on True Events #Mystery #Thriller
Top 20 Favourite Reads of 2019 #Books #AmReading #BookBlogger #BookLove
As the end of 2019 is almost upon us, it's favourite books of the year time! It's always a difficult choice to narrow the list down to twenty, but I do enjoy looking back at the books I've read during the year. So, in no particular order... The Lost Man ~ Jane Harper There’s no … Continue reading Top 20 Favourite Reads of 2019 #Books #AmReading #BookBlogger #BookLove
The Mobster’s Lament (The City Blues Quartet #3) by Ray Celestin #Historical #CrimeFiction set in 1940s New York #TuesdayBookBlog
Author: Ray Celestin Performed by Christopher Ragland Published: March 2019 by Whole Story Audiobooks Category: Historical Fiction, Crime, Suspense, Thriller, Private Detective, Audiobook, Book Review Fall, 1947. New York City. Private Investigator Ida Davis has been called to New York by her old partner, Michael Talbot, to investigate a brutal killing spree in a Harlem … Continue reading The Mobster’s Lament (The City Blues Quartet #3) by Ray Celestin #Historical #CrimeFiction set in 1940s New York #TuesdayBookBlog
#ThrowbackThursday ~ Dead Man’s Blues by Ray Celestin #HistoricalFiction set in 1920s Chicago #Gangsters
Ahead of my review for the third book in the City Blues Quartet, The Mobster's Lament, I'm revisiting the second instalment, Dead Man's Blues, a historical novel based on fact. It was released in audio format in August 2016 by Wholestory Audiobooks and narrated superbly by Christopher Ragland. My thoughts Following of from The Axeman’s … Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday ~ Dead Man’s Blues by Ray Celestin #HistoricalFiction set in 1920s Chicago #Gangsters
Favourite Opening Lines 2017 #Books #AmReading #SundayBlogShare
In no particular order, these are some of the opening lines from books I’ve read over the last twelve months that drew me in. That Bright Land ~ Terry Roberts In the summer of 1886 I went down South to find and kill a man. It’s not what I would have chosen, and when I … Continue reading Favourite Opening Lines 2017 #Books #AmReading #SundayBlogShare
Top Reads of 2016 #Books #AmReading #TuesdayBookBlog
It’s that time again! This year has gone so quickly and it’s been filled with really great reads. Narrowing down favourites is a difficult task but here they are. As always, they’ll be either 4.5* or 5* and clicking on the cover will take you to Amazon UK. Dead Is Dead ~ Thriller Private investigator … Continue reading Top Reads of 2016 #Books #AmReading #TuesdayBookBlog
Dead Man’s Blues by Ray Celestin #Historical Fiction set in 1920s Chicago #TuesdayBookBlog @cgragland
Author: Ray Celestin Performed by Christopher Ragland Released: August 2016 by Wholestory Audiobooks Category: Historical Fiction Dead Man's Blues is a 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 … Continue reading Dead Man’s Blues by Ray Celestin #Historical Fiction set in 1920s Chicago #TuesdayBookBlog @cgragland
#FridayBookShare ~ Dead Man’s Blues by Ray Celestin #historical fiction set in 1920’s Chicago @ShelleyWilson72
#FridayBookShare ~ an excellent idea created by Shelley Wilson. With the weekend approaching it’s the perfect time to seek out new books to read, so Shelley created a Friday Book Share meme to help search for that ideal read. Anyone can join in. Just answer the following F.R.I.D.A.Y. questions based on the book you’re either currently … Continue reading #FridayBookShare ~ Dead Man’s Blues by Ray Celestin #historical fiction set in 1920’s Chicago @ShelleyWilson72
The Axeman’s Jazz by Ray Celestin #Historical Fiction based in New Orleans #TuesdayBookBlog #Thriller
Audiobook Review Author: Ray Celestin Performed by Christopher Ragland Released in January 2015 and Published by Whole Story Audiobooks Category: Historical Fiction based on fact, Mystery, Thriller New Orleans, 1919. As a dark serial killer – The Axeman – stalks the city, three individuals set out to unmask him… Though every citizen of the ‘Big … Continue reading The Axeman’s Jazz by Ray Celestin #Historical Fiction based in New Orleans #TuesdayBookBlog #Thriller