Photo de l'auteur

Bill Moody (1) (1941–2018)

Auteur de Sur les traces de Chet Baker : Une enquête d'Evan Horne

Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Bill Moody, voyez la page de désambigüisation.

12+ oeuvres 237 utilisateurs 7 critiques

Séries

Œuvres de Bill Moody

Bird Lives! (1999) 34 exemplaires
Solo Hand (1994) 29 exemplaires
Death of a Tenor Man (1995) 18 exemplaires
Shades of Blue (2008) 17 exemplaires
The Sound of the Trumpet (1997) 15 exemplaires
Fade to Blue (2011) 7 exemplaires
Mood Swings (2014) 4 exemplaires
Moulin Rouge, Las Vegas. (2002) 2 exemplaires
The Man in Red Square (2013) 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

The Cocaine Chronicles (2005) — Contributeur — 68 exemplaires
A Merry Band of Murderers (2006) — Contributeur — 21 exemplaires

Étiqueté

Partage des connaissances

Date de naissance
1941-09-27
Date de décès
2018-01-14
Sexe
male
Nationalité
USA
Lieu de naissance
Webb City, Missouri, USA
Études
Berklee College of Music
Professions
author
drummer

Membres

Critiques

The story of Chet Baker's fatal fall in 1988 from an Amsterdam hotel windowledge is well-known so there was not much else to be detected or discovered by jazz pianist and occasional detective Evan Horne. What he found himself looking for was his academic friend Ace Buffington, who went missing while researching a book he was writing about Chet Baker's demise. Ace had asked Horne to accompany him on a research trip to Amsterdam, a request that was declined, although Horne was going to be playing in the same city. Miffed at the rebuff Ace got out of a tight spot by mentioning Horne's name before taking off back to California, thus putting his friend in a dangerous jam with Baker's Amsterdam drug dealers.

The mystery in Moody's novels, especially this one, is not the main attraction, but the talk about jazz and jazz musicians is a big draw and is what I find most interesting and appealing. Moody is a jazz musician and music critic so knows his subject thoroughly making this series a pleasure to read.
… (plus d'informations)
 
Signalé
VivienneR | 1 autre critique | Aug 31, 2020 |
Like other books in this series by Moody, the plot is secondary, while the main attraction is the jazz information. Moody relates some interesting stories about the stars of the jazz world and their music then wraps it in a murder mystery. He really knows his stuff regarding music but in this case the plot was a bit weak, silly even. However, I enjoyed every page. Somebody should tell Evan Horne not to trust the FBI, especially if the agent wears short skirts.
 
Signalé
VivienneR | Jun 11, 2020 |
After enjoying one of Moody's mystery series last year I went back to the first in the series. This one takes place as world-class jazz pianist Evan Horne is recovering from an injury to his right hand leaving him unable to play but allowing him plenty of time to investigate a case of blackmail against his friend and fellow jazz musician. There is much name-dropping and casual references to familiar names in the jazz world. It's obvious Moody knows his stuff where the recording business is concerned when a royalties scam is uncovered. Evan Horne, aided by his flight attendant neighbour, Cindy, make a fine pair of investigators.… (plus d'informations)
½
 
Signalé
VivienneR | May 24, 2019 |
Moody's jazz-infused mystery novel was a perfect read for me because jazz happens to be one of my favourite music genres. There was no lack of name-dropping and some interesting details about the music but I wasn't able to add any titles or artists to my music collection - I already own them all. The mystery was secondary, for me, this was more like a visit with old friends. Very enjoyable.
½
 
Signalé
VivienneR | 1 autre critique | Sep 20, 2018 |

Listes

Vous aimerez peut-être aussi

Auteurs associés

Statistiques

Œuvres
12
Aussi par
2
Membres
237
Popularité
#95,614
Évaluation
½ 3.6
Critiques
7
ISBN
67
Langues
3

Tableaux et graphiques