joan merrill, author of the Casey McKie mysteries 
      murder and mayhem in the world of jazz
 

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Review by  Scott Yanow of "And All That Motive"

Joan Merrill has thus far written five Casey McKie mystery books. Her novels feature a female jazz-loving detective who becomes involved in investigating a murder that takes place in the jazz world. Her latest book, And All That Motive (available from www.joanmerrill.com), finds McKie trying to find out who killed a popular but unlikable jazz singer, Sid Satin, at the Pacific Coast Jazz Festival. There are an excess of suspects and motives and very little chance that readers will be able to guess the identity of the murderer before it is revealed. But more significant than the actual case is the realistic atmosphere that Joan Merrill creates. The fictional jazz instrumentalists, singers and those involved in the business of jazz all sound and act realistically, ranging from the heroic to the despicable, mixing together good and bad qualities. While reading this book, one can practically hear the bebop-oriented soundtrack.
 Jazz fans and those who like complex mysteries will enjoy this series.

WHERE TO BUY
1. Amazon.com (print)
2. Amazon.com (Kindle)
3. audible.com   (download audio books AND ALL THAT MADNESS and AND ALL THAT STALKING)
4. This website: (paperback and audio book CD format for AND ALL THAT MADNESS)

Call or email me me if you have any questions, merrilljoan@earthlink.net or 425-503-0431


 Audio book of AND ALL THAT STALKING
available at amazon.com, audible.com and iTunes
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