When Eddie Cero rescues private detective Sal Giambroni from two thugs, Giambroni gives him a part-time job that leads to the cold case of a missing soul singer, one that traps Eddie in a web of violence, betrayal, intrigue, and obsession. - (Baker & Taylor)
Rescuing an older man from two thugs, welterweight boxer Eddie Cero finds his life turned upside down when the victim, private detective Sal Giambroni, offers him a part-time job that leads Eddie into the middle of the cold case of a missing soul singer, one that traps him in a web of violence, betrayal, intrigue, passion, and obsession. - (Baker & Taylor)
Welterweight boxer Eddie Cero is out of the ring with an injury, but he still can't bear to see an unfair fight. In a Philadelphia alley, he steps in on two punks beating up an older man - and the guy, a private detective, buys Eddie a round and offers him a part-time gig. Eddie could use the cash, though he doesn't think much of the profession. But after a few days on the job Eddie learns he has a knack for snooping - and then stumbles on a cold case involving the front man for the Excels, one of Philadelphia's best soul acts. Eddie starts investigating the case out of curiosity, but the missing singer's talented sister draws him deep into a violent, twisted story of betrayal and intrigue, power and passion - all set to the beat of rock and roll.
David Fulmer brings us to the vibrant city of Philadelphia and the early days of its famous soul. - (Blackwell North Amer)
As welterweight boxer Eddie Cero makes his way home through a dark Philadelphia alley, he steps in on two punks beating up an older man. It’s a favor that’s going to turn Eddie’s life upside down. Sal Giambroni buys Eddie a round and offers him a part-time gig helping with his private-detective work. Despite Eddie’s reluctance, a few days on the job reveal that he has a knack for snooping—and then he stumbles onto a cold case involving a missing soul singer. A music lover with a budding interest in the singer’s attractive, talented sister, Eddie finds himself involved in a violent, twisted story of betrayal and intrigue, power and passion—all set to the beat of rock and roll. David Fulmer’s acclaimed Storyville series brought us a New Orleans teeming with jazz. The Dying Crapshooter’s Blues took fans to Atlanta and the blues. The Blue Door now brings us the vibrant city of Philadelphia and the early days of its famous soul.
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Harcourt Publishing)
As welterweight boxer Eddie Cero makes his way home through a dark Philadelphia alley, he steps in on two punks beating up an older man. It’s a favor that’s going to turn Eddie’s life upside down. Sal Giambroni buys Eddie a round and offers him a part-time gig helping with his private-detective work. Despite Eddie’s reluctance, a few days on the job reveal that he has a knack for snooping—and then he stumbles onto a cold case involving a missing soul singer. A music lover with a budding interest in the singer’s attractive, talented sister, Eddie finds himself involved in a violent, twisted story of betrayal and intrigue, power and passion—all set to the beat of rock and roll.
David Fulmer’s acclaimed Storyville series brought us a New Orleans teeming with jazz. The Dying Crapshooter’s Blues took fans to Atlanta and the blues. The Blue Door now brings us the vibrant city of Philadelphia and the early days of its famous soul.
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Houghton)
DAVID FULMER’s first novel, Chasing the Devil’s Tail, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Mystery/Thriller Book Prize and the winner of the Shamus Award for Best First P.I. Novel. He lives in Atlanta.
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Harcourt Publishing)
DAVID FULMER’s first novel, Chasing the Devil’s Tail, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Mystery/Thriller Book Prize and the winner of the Shamus Award for Best First P.I. Novel. He lives in Atlanta.
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Houghton)
Booklist Reviews
In his Valentine St. Cyr series, Fulmer vividly evokes turn-of-the-century New Orleans. Lately, though, he has been moving forward in time, with stand-alone historical mysteries, first The Dying Crapshooter's Blues (2007), set in 1920s Atlanta, and now this atmospheric detective story starring a boxer turned gumshoe in 1950s Philadelphia. What unites all of these books is music, from New Orleans jazz through Atlanta blues and on to Philly soul. Fulmer sets the tone perfectly in a fine opening scene during which welterweight Eddie Caro, having just lost what proves to be his final bout, comes to the aid of a man being beat up in an alley. The victim, a P.I., hires Eddie as a kind of intern sleuth. Soon music-fan Eddie is launching his own investigation into the disappearance of an up-and-coming soul singer. The trail leads to the singer's sister, also a musician, with whom Eddie begins a highly charged interracial flirtation. Mood is all here, and Fulmer nails it, the soul sounds providing the backbeat to a straight-ahead mystery involving backroom double-dealing in the record business. Copyright 2007 Booklist Reviews.
