{"product_id":"mobsters-lament","title":"Mobsters Lament","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Axeman''s Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e, Ray Celestin''s \u003ci\u003eThe Mobster''s Lament \u003c\/i\u003eis a gripping tale of crime and jazz music, and the third entry in his City Blues Quartet. A gangster is on his last chance to escape the clutches of New York''s mafia families but, as a blizzard descends on NYC, a ruthless serial killer is tracking his every move.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York, 1947.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMob fixer Gabriel Leveson’s plans to flee the city are put on hold when he is tasked with tracking down stolen mob money by ‘the boss of all bosses’, Frank Costello. But while he''s busy looking, he doesn''t notice who is watching him . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Private Investigator Ida Young and her old partner, Michael Talbot, must prove the innocence of Talbot’s son Tom, who has been accused of the brutal murders of four people in a Harlem flophouse. With all the evidence pointing towards him, their only chance of exoneration is to find the killer themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhilst across town, Ida’s childhood friend, Louis Armstrong, is on the brink of bankruptcy, when a promoter approaches him with a strange offer to reignite his career . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoth a gripping neo-noir crime novel and a vivid, panoramic portrait of New York, \u003ci\u003eThe Mobster''s Lament \u003c\/i\u003etakes you to the heart of a city where the Mob has risen to the height of its powers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThough they can be read individually, the City Blues Quartet begins with \u003ci\u003eThe Axeman''s Jazz \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDead Man''s Blues\u003c\/i\u003e. Complete the series with \u003ci\u003eSunset Swing\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312420200830,"sku":"NW9781509838967","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781509838967.jpg?v=1778656990","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/mobsters-lament","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}