Ray Celestin

A stunning atmospheric crime thriller set in New Orleans, 1919 and inspired by a real life serial killer

The Axeman's Jazz

chels mae

'It's an American city, sure enough, but it's an American city named after a French Duke, in a state named after a French King. We drink our coffee different, cook our food different, play our music different. We name our squares after African countries, and our streets after Greek myths. We bury our dead aboveground, but build our city below sea level. We celebrate Mardi Gras, not Shrove Tuesday, we have parishes not counties, we don't ban vice, legalize it. We've been different since a handful of French traders came here and decided, against the good advice of their Indian guides, to build a city on a marsh.’

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