| Really the Blues Contributor(s): Koenig, Joseph (Author), Kenerly, Kevin (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1483009173 ISBN-13: 9781483009179 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 7.6" (0.15 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eddie Piron thinks that performing in jazz clubs in Nazi-occupied Paris is bad enough, but when the drummer in his band is found facedown in the Seine and the police start asking questions, he realizes that his trouble is just beginning.Paris, 1941. American jazz musician Eddie Piron has lived in the City of Light since before the war began. But Paris under occupation is not what it once was, and things are looking a lot darker for a man like Eddie. The great jazz artists of the day, like Django Reinhardt, are lying low or being swept away under the racial policies of the Nazis. But the SS has a paradoxical taste for the "Negermusik," and their favorite gathering place is La Caverne Negre, where Eddie leads the band.One night the drummer for "Eddie et Ses Anges" disappears. When his body is found in the Seine the next day, Eddie becomes entangled in the murder investigation. He soon himself in the clutches of a mercenary intelligence broker who discovers why Eddie Piron is really in Paris--and what he's really hiding. |
Contributor Bio(s): Koenig, Joseph: - Joseph Koenig is a crime writer whose novel Floater was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel in 1987. He followed his debut with three more novels in close succession, culminating with Brides of Blood in 1993. After a twenty-year absence, his critically acclaimed False Negative marked his return to publishing in 2012. Kenerly, Kevin: -Kevin Kenerly earned a BA at Olivet College. A longtime member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he has acted in fifteen seasons, playing dozens of roles. His audiobook credits include Eddie Signwriter and Stephen King's The Running Man. |
