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Title: Looking for Chet Baker by Bill Moody ISBN: 0-373-26450-X Publisher: Worldwide Mystery Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Hmmmmmm
Comment: After 5 novels hasn't Mr. Moody learned that you just, can't, put, a comma, wherever you want to? And at times, well, a comma is needed. This could be credited to extreme sloppiness and mistakes that editors should notice right away. Like the fact that California is 9, not 8 hours behind Amsterdam. Consecutive chapter headings of Wednesday the 10th and Thursday the 12th (with a mention of Friday the 13th) make me wonder what happened to the 11th day of that month. Mr Baker is referred to as "Mrs" Baker. (What the hell do editors do these days?) And there are probably others that my quick reading or fading memory have missed.
If you have a craving for some Chet Baker (who doesn't/shouldn't?) I would suggest de Valk's bio, or pre-order Gavin's. If you have mystery fix, just buy Elmore Leonard. I am not familiar with the other works of Mr Moody, I like the idea of jazz mysteries but heavily shy away from silly clichés and most of all bad writing. If anything I hope this will turn a few people on to the lovely music of Chet Baker.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Evan Horne Series by Bill Moody
Comment: This is the fifth in a series featuring the reluctant detective Evan Horne who is a jazz pianist. He always finds himself involved in the solution of a mystery that concerns a real life musician. Because Bill Moody is a jazz drummer and journalist, he brings a certain authenticity to his stories and if you don't watch out, he may cause you to buy some new CDs. His other books were about Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray, Clifford Brown, and this one is set in Amsterdam where Chet Baker died in 1988 when he either fell or was pushed from a hotel window. Poor Evan, he just had a gig and then he finds himself once again mixed up with the police! I have enjoyed each one of the Evan Horne books, waited for this one for about a year, recommend the series to all musicians and mystery lovers...
Rating: 5
Summary: Fast, involving intrigue with a twist
Comment: Jazz pianist Evan Horne is drawn into the life and death of musician Chet Baker in this story of an investigator who tries to get away from his career on a trip to London for a gig. When he discovers his fellow musician and hero has disappeared, and Chet Baker's paperwork becomes the only clue to his whereabouts. Fast, involving intrigue with a twist.
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Title: Bird Lives! by Bill Moody ISBN: 0373263503 Publisher: Worldwide Mystery Pub. Date: 15 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker by James Gavin, James Gavin ISBN: 0679442871 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 14 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Solo Hand by Bill Moody ISBN: 0964413833 Publisher: Offbyone Pr Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Chet Baker: As Though I Had Wings by Chet Baker ISBN: 0312200838 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Sound of the Trumpet by Bill Moody ISBN: 0440221943 Publisher: Dell Publishing Pub. Date: 12 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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