Dead Man's Blues (City Blues Quartet #2)

Set in Chicago in 1928 and featuring Pinkerton detectives, a murdered heiress, shadowy gangsters-and even Louis Armstrong-this is the bluesy, atmospheric sequel to the award-winning The Axeman.

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 Blackbelt. And a famous heiress vanishes without a trace.

Pinkerton detectives Michael Talbot and Ida Davis ar...