
Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Dagger Award | 2022 | Winner | “Ray Celestin's Los Angeles-set finale to the City Blues Quartet won for its jazz-era atmosphere, its intricate plotting, and its triumphant completion of one of British crime fiction's great multi-volume achievements.” |
About This Book
The final volume of the City Blues Quartet, set in 1967 Los Angeles: a private detective, a jazz musician, and a New Orleans mobster are drawn into a dangerous conspiracy in the City of Angels during its most turbulent year.
About the Author
Ray Celestin is a British author of historical crime fiction known for his City Blues Quartet, a series of jazz-era novels set in New Orleans, Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. He won the CWA Gold Dagger for Sunset Swing (2022), the final volume of the quartet. Celestine began his career as a television writer before turning to historical crime fiction. Read more →
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