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Jackson Square Jazz
by Greg Herren
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Publisher: Kensington
"Greg Herren gives readers a tantalizing glimpse of New Orleans."--The Midwest Book Review
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| Jackson Square Jazz hits a perfect score |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Greg Herren is a fun writer that is very entertaining. This series is an easy fun read that is great for your summer reading list. If you love mystrey novels with a some personal drama thrown in for flair this book is a read. This series Mardi Gras Mambo, Jackson Square Jazz and Bourbon Street Blues are center around the PI, Scotty Bradley.
Scotty tends to get himself in to some of the most interesting situations personally and professionally. I would recommend reading these in order so that you can grow with the character of Scotty. I am glad to hear that Greg is not done with Scott Bradley but only took a break from him for awhile. I can not wait for number four.
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| GO-GO BOY-TOY PRIVATE DICK !! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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JACKSON SQUARE JAZZ is a sequel offering to BOURBON STREE BLUES, and stars the erotically charged character Milton Scott Bradley. Scotty has decided to forego go-go dancing, and pursue a more "stable" profession as a private investigator. He becomes involved with a pre-Olympian figure skater, and from that intimate encounter, the entire story flows. Complex and complicated, the story takes the reader on a journey through New Orleans on a quest for a murderer, an historical treasure, passion, and mystery. Scotty is once again joined with his sometimes sex partners, Special Agent Frank, and the Cat Burglar Colin. Throw in the recurring characters of New Orleans Police Department Detective Venus, and Detective Blaine Tujague (2 characters that appear in both the Scotty Bradley and the Chanse MacLeod series), and one has a novel loaded with fun and adventure. Of particular note is the fact that Scotty is rather religious...imagine...but in a rather unconventional way.
I was impressed by Greg Herren's "author's note" at the end of the novel. He provides for the reader a glimpse into his motivation for writing this book, as well as heaping praise upon the New Orleans Police and Fire Departments for their handling of the May 11, 1988 fire at the Cabildo in Jackson Square
This is a great book....read it and enjoy! I am sincerely hoping for more of the Scott Bradley mysteries.
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| One who likes to read |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I found this book and his first one to be well writing. With info about New Orleans and what to look forward to for someone who has the chance to visit it during Decadance. Plus a little historical info as well. Scotty is the guy that if it could happen to someone it usually did. So it gave alot of eye opening info into the scene in New Orleans during Southern Decadance. It also brought out the good in a person (Scotty) to help someone (Bryce) who was in trouble and see it that he was taken care of. Plus Scotty had to deal with his own feelings about 2 guys who were both very interested in having a relationship with him.
All in all I thought it was a very good book and I look forward to reading other books writing by Herren.
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| Par for the course |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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I picked this up because my library had it labeled as Fiction, so I was disappointed to find it was yet another murder mystery, not my favorite genre. This one was better than most gay-themed mysteries as the author wasn't trying to dazzle us with his non-stop wit and writes competently. But like most mysteries, this was full of the coincidences and implausabilities that are the stock-in-trade of mystery writers. The protagonist is not particularly likable, just so attractive that he has to fight off "pretty boys" with a stick and treats his would-be boyfriends badly because he's just too hot to give up his promiscuous life. The voodoo visions and tarot card readings didn't help but were easily skipped, and by the 100th time he invoked his "Goddess" or his brother called him "my queen," I was quite ready to skim. I blame my local library for misrepresentation, since as mysteries go this was par for the course.
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| Overcoming Stereotypes |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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When I began reading Greg Herren's series about Scotty, the gogo boy turned PI, I was worried that it would soon devolve into a series of gay stereotypes. After all, when we first meet Scotty, he's dancing on a French Quarter bar for tips wearing little more than a smile. Fortunately, Herren knows the scene well enough to play with the stereotypes rather than succumbing to them. Scotty is an engaging character and the books are spiced with humor, sex, and intrigue. I look forward to more.
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