The Blue Door
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780151011810
- Book Title
- Blue Door
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Mystery & Detective / Historical, Crime, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
- Item Weight
- 19.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0151011818
ISBN-13
9780151011810
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59149116
Product Key Features
Book Title
Blue Door
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Historical, Crime, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-019423
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
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., Shamus Award winner Fulmer pulls out all of the stops in creating a most engaging, reluctant private investigator...Offering a vivid portrait of Philly's heyday as a music scene (think American Bandstand ), Fulmer's latest mystery is an excellent choice for patrons who like George Pelecanos and a good dollop of music in their mysteries., Fulmer''s 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., 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., Praise for David Fulmer's Mysteries "Fulmer brings alive this earlier time with descriptions so lively one can hear the music's wildness and the crowd's bustle."-The Baltimore Sun "The best part . . . is the writing, the see-it, feel-it, touch-it style that Fulmer uses to wonderful effect. . . . It's a wonderful rendition of a particular world as a very distinctive time."--The Times-Picayune(New Orleans), It is Fulmer's 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 Fulmer's books. Each is a highly personal serenade to America's past., Praise for David Fulmer's Mysteries "Fulmer brings alive this earlier time with descriptions so lively one can hear the music's wildness and the crowd's bustle."-- The Baltimore Sun "The best part . . . is the writing, the see-it, feel-it, touch-it style that Fulmer uses to wonderful effect. . . . It's a wonderful rendition of a particular world as a very distinctive time."-- The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), Shamus Award winner Fulmer pulls out all of the stops in creating a most engaging, reluctant private investigator...Offering a vivid portrait of Philly''s heyday as a music scene (thinkAmerican Bandstand), Fulmer''s latest mystery is an excellent choice for patrons who like George Pelecanos and a good dollop of music in their mysteries., Shamus Award winner Fulmer pulls out all of the stops in creating a most engaging, reluctant private investigator...Offering a vivid portrait of Philly''s heyday as a music scene (think American Bandstand), Fulmer''s latest mystery is an excellent choice for patrons who like George Pelecanos and a good dollop of music in their mysteries., Praise for David Fulmer's Mysteries "Fulmer brings alive this earlier time with descriptions so lively one can hear the music's wildness and the crowd's bustle."- The Baltimore Sun "The best part . . . is the writing, the see-it, feel-it, touch-it style that Fulmer uses to wonderful effect. . . . It's a wonderful rendition of a particular world as a very distinctive time."-- The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), It is Fulmer's 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 Fulmer's books. Each is a highly personal serenade to America's past., Fulmer''s ''The Blue Door'' is a nicely linear investigative thriller with a whole new central character whose vocational trajectory isn''t anyone''s idea of the norm., Fulmer's 'The Blue Door' is a nicely linear investigative thriller with a whole new central character whose vocational trajectory isn't anyone's idea of the norm., Shamus Award winner Fulmer pulls out all of the stops in creating a most engaging, reluctant private investigator...Offering a vivid portrait of Philly''s heyday as a music scene (think American Bandstand ), Fulmer''s latest mystery is an excellent choice for patrons who like George Pelecanos and a good dollop of music in their mysteries., It is Fulmer's 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 Fulmer's books. Each is a highly personal serenade to America's past., "Shamus Award winner Fulmer pulls out all of the stops in creating a most engaging, reluctant private investigator...Offering a vivid portrait of Philly''s heyday as a music scene (think "American Bandstand"), Fulmer''s latest mystery is an excellent choice for patrons who like George Pelecanos and a good dollop of music in their mysteries.", It is Fulmer''s 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 Fulmer''s books. Each is a highly personal serenade to America''s past., Praise for David Fulmer's Mysteries "Fulmer brings alive this earlier time with descriptions so lively one can hear the music's wildness and the crowd's bustle."— The Baltimore Sun "The best part . . . is the writing, the see-it, feel-it, touch-it style that Fulmer uses to wonderful effect. . . . It's a wonderful rendition of a particular world as a very distinctive time."-- The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), Fulmer''s ''The Blue Door'' is a nicely linear investigative thriller with a whole new central character whose vocational trajectory isn't anyone''s idea of the norm., Fulmer's 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., 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.
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
Welterweight boxer Eddie Cero is out of the ring with an injury, but he still can't bear to see an unfair fight.In a Philadelphia alley he steps in on two punks beating up an older man-and the victim, a private detective, buys Eddie a round and offers him a part-time gig.After a few days on the job Eddie stumbles on a cold case involving the frontman for the Excels, one of Philadelphia's best soul acts.A music lover and a big fan of the group, Eddie starts investigating the case out of curiosity, but the missing singer's talented sister draws him deep into a violent, twisted story of betrayal and intrigue, power and passion-all set to the beat of Philadelphia soul., 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."
LC Classification Number
PS3606.U56B57 2008
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