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Axeman's Jazz - (The Skip Langdon) by Julie Smith (Paperback)

Axeman's Jazz - (The Skip Langdon) by  Julie Smith (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>WHAT'S THE PERFECT KILLING FIELD FOR A MURDERER? A place where he (or maybe she) can learn your secrets from your own mouth and then make friends over coffee. A supposedly "safe" place where anonymity is the norm. The serial killer who calls himself The Axeman is cherry-picking his murder victims in the 12-Step programs of New Orleans.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>WHAT'S THE PERFECT KILLING FIELD FOR A MURDERER?</strong><br /> A place where he (or maybe she) can learn your secrets from your own mouth and then make friends over coffee. A supposedly "safe" place where anonymity is the norm. The horror who calls himself The Axeman has figured it out and claimed his territory--he's cherry-picking his murder victims in the 12-Step programs of New Orleans.</p><p>And he's had the gall to name himself after a historical serial killer. He just needs to go down, and fast, because this is New Aw'lins, dawlin'--half the town is either alcoholic or co-dependent!</p><p>Who better to take him out than tall, funny, social-misfit Skip Langdon, now a homicide detective on the Axeman team, a gig that takes her into the 12-Step groups to meet the suspects (giving the author a chance for gentle satire). As Skip threads her fascinated way from one self-help group to another, she finds she has more in common with the twelve-steppers than just the murder--her mother, for one thing, whom she encounters at Overeaters Anonymous! And she knows what they do not: that among their anonymous numbers is a murderous, and dangerously attractive psychopath...<br /> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"<strong>Gritty, witty, & mesmerizing!</strong> Langdon is a splendid female heroine." -<em>People Magazine</em></p><p>"<strong>Smashing</strong> . . . <em>New Orleans Mourning</em> was a tough act to follow. <em>The Axeman's Jazz</em> is a wonderful, completely satisfying encore." -<em>The Denver Post</em><br /> <br /> "Julie Smith not only firmly establishes her claim to the New Orleans crime scene, but she explores an <strong>intriguing</strong> new franchise for the serial killer." -<em>Sue Grafton</em><br /> <br /> "A <strong>multilayered masterpiece</strong> " <em>-Andrew Vachss</em></p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><br>

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