Ray Celestin

• Apr-2015
• / Historical Mystery
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A stunning atmospheric crime thriller set in New Orleans, 1919 and inspired by a real life serial killerWINNER of the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger for Best Debut Crime Novel of the Year.As recommended on the Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkle...

• Sep-2015
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The Axeman stalks the streets of New Orleans... In a town jammed with voodoo and gangsters, a sense of intoxicating mystery often beckons from the back alleys. But when a real serial killer roams the sultry nights, even the corrupt cops can't see ...

• Aug-2016
• / Thriller
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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 disturb...

• Sep-2022
• / Historical Mystery
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From the bestselling author of The Axeman's Jazz, Ray Celestin's The Mobster's 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 York's maf...

• Sep-2022
• / Historical Mystery
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'Here ends one of the finest achievements of recent crime fiction' - Sunday Telegraph'Outstanding' - 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 ...

• Oct-2023
• / Historical
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