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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Blue Doorby David Fulmer
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:As welterweight boxer Eddie Cero makes his way home through a dark Philadelphia alley, he steps in on two punks beating up an older man. It’s a favor that’s going to turn Eddie’s life upside down. Sal Giambroni buys Eddie a round and offers him a part-time gig helping with his private-detective work. Despite Eddie’s reluctance, a few days on the job reveal that he has a knack for snooping—and then he stumbles onto a cold case involving a missing soul singer. A music lover with a budding interest in the singer’s attractive, talented sister, Eddie finds himself involved in a violent, twisted story of betrayal and intrigue, power and passion—all set to the beat of rock and roll. David Fulmer’s acclaimed Storyville series brought us a New Orleans teeming with jazz. The Dying Crapshooter’s Blues took fans to Atlanta and the blues. The Blue Door now brings us the vibrant city of Philadelphia and the early days of its famous soul. Review:"Shamus-winner Fulmer (The Dying Crapshooter's Blues) delivers another compelling tale of music and murder. In 1962 Philadelphia, a struggling young boxer's life is changed forever when he comes to the rescue of PI Sal Giambroni during a mugging in a South Philly alley. Giambroni offers welterweight Eddie Cero a job, and after reluctantly accepting, Eddie finds he has a knack for investigative work. He turns his attention to the unsolved disappearance of Johnny Pope, lead singer of the Excels, a once-popular rock group. Eddie finds himself falling for Pope's sister, Valerie, a jazz singer at the Blue Door Club, though she fiercely resists his attempts to uncover the truth about her brother. Fulmer expertly portrays the racial tensions of the era as Eddie, a white man, navigates his relationship with Valerie, a black woman. As in previous works, Fulmer excels at capturing the feel and textures of earlier decades, even as he moves forward in time with each successive novel. Drawn in by the immensely likable characters and rich, realistic story lines, readers will be eager to see where Fulmer goes next." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:"Fulmers The Blue Door is a nicely linear investigative thriller with a whole new central character whose vocational trajectory isnt anyones idea of the norm." Review:"It is Fulmers achievement, in each of his novels, to have nailed both the city and the music...students of American roots music should find much to cherish in Fulmers books. Each is a highly personal serenade to Americas past." Review:"Fulmer captures the Philly scene in the early days of soul. He also treats with great sensitivity the growing relationship between white Italian Eddie Cero and African-American Valerie Pope in an era of racial tension." Review:"Fulmers absorbing tale is of Philadelphia boxer turned private investigator Eddie Cero, who decides to find out on his own what happened to a popular soul singer in the city who disappeared without a trace." Review:"Hopping place and time to 1960s Philly, Fulmer sets the stage for a new protagonist, music again a requisite background theme for an unfolding drama that reveals greed, ambition, and the racial attitudes of a divided city." Review:"The place is almost palpable. The music is soft and alluring, and a coppery hint of blood hangs in the air, like the jazz that preceded it." About the AuthorDAVID FULMER’s first novel, Chasing the Devil’s Tail, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Mystery/Thriller Book Prize and the winner of the Shamus Award for Best First P.I. Novel. He lives in Atlanta. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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