{"product_id":"the-axeman-9781492609162","title":"The Axeman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Ray Celestin skillfully depicts the desperate revels of that idiosyncratic city and its bizarre legends in his first novel.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Axeman stalks the streets of The Big Easy...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Orleans, 1919: In a town filled with gangsters, voodoo, and jazz trumpets sounding from the dance halls, a sense of intoxicating mystery often beckons from the back alleys. But when a serial killer roams the sultry nights, the corrupt cops can't see the clues. That is, until a letter from the Axeman himself is published in the newspaper, proclaiming that any home playing jazz music will be spared in his next attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree individuals set out to unmask the Axeman: the police detective in charge of the official investigation, who struggles to find any leads; his former boss, newly released from prison and working with the mafia; and a secretary at the Pinkerton Detective Agency who stumbles upon the clues that could change everything...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA chilling and atmospheric serial killer mystery inspired by a true story, \u003cem\u003eThe Axeman\u003c\/em\u003e brings to life the vibrant, volatile New Orleans of the Jazz Age, filled with as much desperate ambition as utter fear.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCelestin, Ray:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRay Celestin lives in London. He studied Asian art and languages at university and is a script writer for film and TV, as well as publishing several short stories. The Axeman's Jazz is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks Landmark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690609770770,"sku":"9781492609162","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_606c2063-91c7-4d74-8feb-8799085f2e04.jpg?v=1761741407","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-axeman-9781492609162","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}