Coq au Vin by Charlotte Carter
The second book in an undiscovered, jazz-infused gem of 1990s crime fiction, starring the deeply charismatic Nanette Hayes.
'Nanette Hayes may be the most charismatic crime-fiction heroine to appear in the last decade' * Booklist *
'Style's the thing in this breezy, sexy mystery narrated by Nanette, a French-speaking, sax-playing street musician' * Publishers Weekly *
'A terrific novel, from those witty, subversive opening sentences, to the edgy, melancholy and very satisfying ending' * Margo Jefferson, author of Negroland *
'Charlotte Carter has. . the practical discipline needed to craft functional, human sentences [that] flow one into the next without embellishment or posturing' * Crime Times *
'This Grace Jones lookalike with a degree in French is a splendid creation' * Sunday Telegraph *
'The sweet, clear sound of Nanette's musical voice keeps us on her corner, tossing all the change we've got' * The New York Times on Rhode Island Red *
'This high-spirited tour of Paris has terrific charm . . . with the infectious energy of eternal youth' * The New York Times on Coq au Vin *
'Funky scenes of New York's musical underworld . . . [a] sweet and saucy narrative voice' * The New York Times on Drumsticks *
'This year's most original fictional detective - a sassy, black intellectual and saxophonist who is plunged into mayhem when an undercover cop gets killed in her apartment' * Good Housekeeping on Rhode Island Red *
'The love affair between jazz, black musicians and Paris is an eternal story; Carter illuminates it with rare intelligence and a gripping vortex of thrills, feeling and wit' * Time Out on Coq Au Vin *
'Style's the thing in this breezy, sexy mystery narrated by Nanette, a French-speaking, sax-playing street musician' * Publishers Weekly *
'A terrific novel, from those witty, subversive opening sentences, to the edgy, melancholy and very satisfying ending' * Margo Jefferson, author of Negroland *
'Charlotte Carter has. . the practical discipline needed to craft functional, human sentences [that] flow one into the next without embellishment or posturing' * Crime Times *
'This Grace Jones lookalike with a degree in French is a splendid creation' * Sunday Telegraph *
'The sweet, clear sound of Nanette's musical voice keeps us on her corner, tossing all the change we've got' * The New York Times on Rhode Island Red *
'This high-spirited tour of Paris has terrific charm . . . with the infectious energy of eternal youth' * The New York Times on Coq au Vin *
'Funky scenes of New York's musical underworld . . . [a] sweet and saucy narrative voice' * The New York Times on Drumsticks *
'This year's most original fictional detective - a sassy, black intellectual and saxophonist who is plunged into mayhem when an undercover cop gets killed in her apartment' * Good Housekeeping on Rhode Island Red *
'The love affair between jazz, black musicians and Paris is an eternal story; Carter illuminates it with rare intelligence and a gripping vortex of thrills, feeling and wit' * Time Out on Coq Au Vin *
CHARLOTTE CARTER is the author of an acclaimed mystery series featuring Nanette Hayes, a young Black American jazz musician with a lust for life and a talent for crime-solving, and the critically acclaimed literary noir novel Walking Bones. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of American and British anthologies. Charlotte Carter has lived in the American Midwest, North Africa, and France. She currently resides in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781399803908 |
| ISBN 10 | 1399803905 |
| Title | Coq au Vin |
| Author | Charlotte Carter |
| Series | The Nanette Hayes Mysteries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2022-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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