{"product_id":"the-axeman-9781492609162","title":"The Axeman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRay 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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sourcebooks Landmark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781492609162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/06\/2015 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ray Celestin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917223530677,"sku":"9781492609162","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2d0eec7f-1140-42a4-af7b-e2401ba33098.jpg?v=1687280068","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-axeman-9781492609162","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}