The Mobster's Lament
21 March 2019Imprint: Mantle
Synopsis
In Ray Celestin's gripping third book, The Mobster's Lament, it's a mobster's 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.
Fall, 1947. Private Investigator Ida Davis has been called to New York by her old partner, Michael Talbot, to investigate a brutal...
Details
21 March 2019576 pages
9781509838943Imprint: Mantle
Reviews
A vividly written crime thriller which is a contender for book of the year.Jon Coates, Daily Mirror
This is the third volume in Ray Celestin’s City Blues Quartet, which has already established itself as one of the most ambitious and riveting works of crime fiction in years . . . This is a compendious, gripping book that captures the fizzing energy of New York at one of the most exciting points in its history.Sunday Express
A satisfying and multi-layered mystery, and a well researched and dynamic portrait of a teeming city, rife with corruptionGuardian
An edge-of-the-seat crime epic that surpasses the remarkable standards set by its predecessors The Axeman’s Jazz and Dead Man’s Blues . . . A contender for book of the year and should not be missedDaily Express
