Name: Crossroad Blues - Ace Atkins
Brand: Ace Atkins
Price: 84.07 RON
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nNick Travers is back where it all began.n n nn n25 years after The Philadelphia Inquirer proclaimed Crossroad Blues an impressive debut by a promising new talent, the acclaimed crime novel is back in print.n n nn nA modern, Southern re-invention of The Maltese Falcon, Crossroad Blues won noir fans with its nod to the masters and thrilled readers with a wild ride along Highway 61. It's here that we first meet Nick Travers, an ex-New Orleans Saint turned Tulane University blues historian. Nick searches for the lost recordings of 1930s bluesman Robert Johnson-and a missing colleague-and finds trouble at every turn.n n nn nThe cast of characters includes a red-headed siren, an Elvis-worshipping hitman, Johnson's ghost, and the Mississippi Delta itself. Crossroad Blues still sings.n n nn nCritical Praisen nIn Atkins' hands, the characters are as substantial as a down home breakfast of biscuits and ham with red-eye gravy. -Entertainment Weeklyn n nn nWhen (Atkins) old guys open up, you can really hear the music everybody talks about so reverently. -The New York Timesn n nn nAtkins' research into blues history adds depth and context to the always entertaining story, which whizzes by like an old, familiar song heard on the car radio late at night. -The Chicago Tribunen