Cahokia Jazz: From the prizewinning author of Golden Hill 'the best book of the

Description: Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford A thrilling tale of murder and mystery in a city where history has run a little differently -- from the best-selling author of Golden Hill. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A thrilling tale of murder and mystery in a city where history has run a little differently -- from the best-selling author of Golden Hill.Utterly immersive. SpectatorThrilling. Financial TimesUnlike anything else you will read this year. Daily ExpressA classic of alternative history. ObserverA delight. Sunday TelegraphIts 1922 and Americans are drinking in speakeasies, dancing to jazz, stepping quickly to the tempo of modern times. In the ancient city of Cahokia - a teeming industrial metropolis, a tinderbox of every race and creed - peace holds. Just about. But on a snowy night at the end of winter, two roughshod detectives are called to the roof of a skyscraper. Their investigation will spill the citys secrets and bring it, against a soundtrack of wailing clarinets, either to destruction or rebirth.What readers are saying:***** A marvellous, atmospheric, beautifully written and gripping read that dares to hope, amidst a background of bleak darkness and the pulsing joy of jazz, that I recommend highly.***** Original, imaginative, thought provoking, engrossing, engaging and beautifully written with characters who are credible and engaging. What more is there to ask for from a master at the top of his game. I enjoyed this as much as Golden Hill, which is praise indeed.***** The Yiddish Policemens Union is an obvious point of comparison; I also got echoes of James Ellroy, though with more light in the darkness, or maybe just a greater readiness to forgive humanitys failings. Theres perhaps a dash of Earthly Powers too, and at least one nod to The Leopard; exalted company, to be sure, but Cahokia Jazz can hold its head high among them. Author Biography Francis Spufford is the author of five highly-praised works of non-fiction, most frequently described by reviewers as either bizarre or brilliant, and usually as both. His debut novel Golden Hill won the Costa First Novel Award, the RSL Ondaatje Prize, the Desmond Elliott Prize, and was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, the Rathbones Folio Prize, the Authors Club Best First Novel Award and the British Book Awards Debut Novel of the Year. His second novel, Light Perpetual, was awarded the 2022 Encore Award and longlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2007 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He teaches writing at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and lives near Cambridge. Promotional A thrilling tale of murder and mystery in a city where history has run a little differently -- from the best-selling author of Golden Hill. Details ISBN0571336884 Author Francis Spufford Publisher Faber & Faber Edition Description Main Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780571336883 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-04-04 Imprint Faber & Faber Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General UK Release Date 2024-04-04 DEWEY 823.92 Subtitle From the prizewinning author of Golden Hill the best book of the century Richard Osman Pages 496 ISBN-10 0571336884 NZ Release Date 2024-12-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160765594;

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