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Jackson Square Jazz by Greg Herren

evavroslin's review

4.0

Amateur sleuth Scotty Bradley returns for another murder mystery in Jackson Square Jazz, Greg Herren’s follow-up to Bourbon Street Blues, the first in the Scotty Bradley series. This time around, Scotty is having reservations about his relationship with Frank the FBI agent who we met in Book 1, and he gets tangled up with Bryce, a young figure skater whose family origins are at the heart of the mystery. Things start off with Scotty finding a corpse again, much to his chagrin, and it belongs to a man who previously threatened Bryce and was out to ruin his career. There's even more to love about this fantastic sequel, with something for both mystery and non-mystery readers alike. It's an entertaining series that will keep you turning the pages.

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writerlibrarian's review

3.0

This is the follow up novel to Bourbon Street Blues, we find Scotty living next to a friend in a borrowed apartment, trying to deal with the "idea" of having a stable boyfriend, even if he is in Washington D.C. and the fact he can't imagine being ever with only one person. We have this little intrigue centered around a lost artistic treasure taken or so it seems from a local museum, we have Colin making a comeback into Scotty's life, a wonderful car chase that gives you goose bumps (that's rare in a novel). Scotty still has faith in "his" gift and did give the idea of becoming a private dick a go. It's a fun tale of mayhem, boys that do not want to be grown ups, a little intrigue with a dash of whimsy. I liked it a lot. Just one tiny typo that had me confused and going back backwards to check. The room number written on the paper given to Scotty - 315- along with the key doesn't match the room it opened room 310 at the hotel. That's unfortunate because the key given to Scotty couldn't have opened the door of room 310. That door wasn't locked but still there is a confusion with room numbers there since it was the right room.