Synopsis
It's 1922 and Americans are drinking in speakeasies, dancing to jazz, stepping quickly to the tempo of modern times. In the ancient city of Cahokia - a teeming industrial metropolis, a tinderbox of every race and creed - peace holds. Just about.
But on a snowy night at the end of winter, two roughshod detectives are called to the roof of a skyscraper. Their investigation will spill the city's secrets and bring it, against a soundtrack of wailing clarinets, either to destruction or rebirth.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- ISBN: 9780571336883
- Number of pages: 496
- Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 31 mm
- Weight: 409g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
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Not Great
Cahokia Jazz had been likened to a classic film noir, so I was really looking forward to it
Unfortunately I found it very two dimensional and formulaic
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St Louis Blues and Cahokia Reds
Cahokia Mounds, just east of St Louis Missouri, is the site of the largest pre-Columbus settlement north of Mexico. Francis Spufford’s new novel imagines ... READ MORE
Wonderfully paced and beautifully realised alternate history mystery
Alternate history is often an intriguing prospect in fiction; novels like “The Man in the High Castle” portray a very different world affected by major cha... READ MORE
Moving , interesting and exciting read.
Having never read this author before I had no idea what to expect and it took a while to get into the story after the initial exciting chapters. Getting my... READ MORE
Cahokia Jazz- a murder different to the current popular ones
I have read a dew of Francis Spufford’s books- some I Like, some I don’t. And this is one I liked. I found the relationship between the 2 main characters B... READ MORE
Great writing but couldn't quite see the point..
Having read Spufford’s brilliant Golden Hill some years ago I knew he was a writer of quality and was delighted to have received a free copy of this book f... READ MORE
Not for the faint hearted
Francis Spufford’s description of 1920’s Cahokia instantly propels the reader into a world unknown to many of us and where dark arts abound and the heros ... READ MORE
The Roaring Twenties Rewired
A literary writer venturing into crime fiction for the first time. An alternative history featuring a heavy dose of First American vs African vs Caucasian ... READ MORE
A pacy gritty crime unlike the popular cosyncrimes around
I have read a dew of Francis Spufford’s books- some I Like, some I don’t. And this is one I liked. I found the relationship between the 2 main characters B... READ MORE
A Compelling, Well Written Noir Crime Novel set in the 1920s
A magnificent novel, set in a different version of the America we now know. Very dark at times but absolutely necessary for a story of murder, corruption, ... READ MORE
Another World
Having much enjoyed Golden Hill I was looking forward to reading Cahokia Jazz over a short time span and the opportunity arose in the past week. The idea o... READ MORE
Another excellent novel from one the most interesting authors around.
Francis Spufford's Booker longlisted and RSL Encore winning second novel "Light Perpetual" left me with complex feelings.
One on hand it was, for me, ... READ MORE
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