Post by Kenny on Dec 16, 2004 9:18:26 GMT 10
I know AJ collects "All That Jazz" headlines, so I'm sure he'll get a kick out of this ...
A JAZZY COLLECTION
-``Murder and All That Jazz,'' edited by Robert Randisi with 13 mystery authors contributing; Signet (260 pages, $6.99)
---
Many mystery authors use the soft chords of jazz to permeate their novels. For authors such as Michael Connelly, Peter Robinson and John Harvey, jazz is the way their detectives relax, get in touch with themselves and ponder their cases. St. Louis-based author Robert Randisi, who has some 300 novels under his belt, has assembled 13 of today's top mystery writers, each giving the theme a different spin in the collection ``Murder and All That Jazz.'' For Robinson, it's an eerie song; for Laura Lippman, a snippet of a lyric; for John Harvey, a musician's revenge; for John Lutz, a singer's betrayal. Connelly offers a Christmas story, Harry Bosch-style, which the author has posted on his Web site. Each story is an elegant sonata.
In ``Murder and All That Jazz,'' Randisi again delivers a first-class collection, just as he did in last year's ``High Stakes,'' short stories that revolved around gambling.
---
Actually, this sounds pretty good.
And BTW, any of you jazzheads who also dig mysteries should hasten to check out John Harvey's series of Charlie Resnick books. Harvey's given up on them, I believe, but they're the best I've read in terms of combining a jazz vibe with really terrific police procedural stuff. Resnick's a rumpled Polish-born cop in the British tradition whose cats are named Bird, Diz, Bud. Read 'em in order (it's important) - I think there's about 10-11 of them. I wish I was having THAT pleasure again for the first time! ;D
A JAZZY COLLECTION
-``Murder and All That Jazz,'' edited by Robert Randisi with 13 mystery authors contributing; Signet (260 pages, $6.99)
---
Many mystery authors use the soft chords of jazz to permeate their novels. For authors such as Michael Connelly, Peter Robinson and John Harvey, jazz is the way their detectives relax, get in touch with themselves and ponder their cases. St. Louis-based author Robert Randisi, who has some 300 novels under his belt, has assembled 13 of today's top mystery writers, each giving the theme a different spin in the collection ``Murder and All That Jazz.'' For Robinson, it's an eerie song; for Laura Lippman, a snippet of a lyric; for John Harvey, a musician's revenge; for John Lutz, a singer's betrayal. Connelly offers a Christmas story, Harry Bosch-style, which the author has posted on his Web site. Each story is an elegant sonata.
In ``Murder and All That Jazz,'' Randisi again delivers a first-class collection, just as he did in last year's ``High Stakes,'' short stories that revolved around gambling.
---
Actually, this sounds pretty good.
And BTW, any of you jazzheads who also dig mysteries should hasten to check out John Harvey's series of Charlie Resnick books. Harvey's given up on them, I believe, but they're the best I've read in terms of combining a jazz vibe with really terrific police procedural stuff. Resnick's a rumpled Polish-born cop in the British tradition whose cats are named Bird, Diz, Bud. Read 'em in order (it's important) - I think there's about 10-11 of them. I wish I was having THAT pleasure again for the first time! ;D
