Cahokia Jazz
Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford is a historical fiction novel published by Faber & Faber, Limited on April 4, 2024. This 496-page book is set in a fictional America during the winter of 1922, where two detectives discover a body on the roof of a skyscraper. The narrative unfolds in a vibrant city that blends the jazz era’s energy with the complexities of a diverse metropolis, revealing the tensions and secrets that lie beneath its surface.
Readers will find a richly woven story that explores themes of identity and conflict against the backdrop of a bustling industrial city. As the detectives delve into the mystery surrounding the body, the narrative captures the essence of the era, filled with speakeasies and the sounds of jazz. The unfolding events promise to either lead to the city’s destruction or its rebirth, making for a compelling exploration of a world that exists on the brink of change.
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In a city that never was, in an America that never was, on a snowy night at the end of winter, two detectives find a body on the roof of a skyscraper. It’s 1922, and Americans are drinking in speakeasies, dancing to jazz, stepping quickly to the tempo of modern times. Beside the Mississippi, the ancient city of Cahokia lives on – a teeming industrial metropolis, containing every race and creed. Among them, peace holds. Just about. But that body on the roof is about to spark off a week that will spill the city’s secrets, and bring it, against a soundtrack of wailing clarinets and gunfire, either to destruction or rebirth.
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