Ray Celestin's Jazz and Blues Legends

Ray Celestin, the author of The Axeman's Jazz, has put together this soundtrack of jazz and blues legends to accompany his new novel Dead Man's Blues, a gangland murder mystery set in 1920s Chicago, the capital of jazz, booze and corruption.

Ray Celestin, author of The Axeman's Jazz, has put together this soundtrack of jazz and blues legends to accompany his new novel Dead Man's Blues, a gangland murder mystery set in 1920s Chicago, the capital of jazz, booze and corruption

Dead Man's Blues

Book cover for Dead Man's Blues

Dead Man's Blues is the gripping historical crime novel from Ray Celestin, following on from the events of his debut The Axeman's Jazz. 1928, Chiago - 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. Will answers be found in the capital of jazz, booze and corruption?