Bird Lives! An Evan Horne Mystery

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For jazz pianist Evan Horne, things couldn't be better: His hand has healed, he's getting gigs at some of the Southern California clubs, and he's even been approached about a recording contract. He couldn't have planned it any better. What he never considered, though, was that a murderer was going to add some startling improvisations. . .

The dead sax player was someone many in the traditional jazz community wouldn't miss; he was, after all, just another Kenny G clone, someone capitalizing on an uneducated public's willingness to support "smooth jazz" while the heirs to the tradition and music of Charlie Parker-"Bird" to the real fans-were starved for work.

It is immediately clear to Horne that the murderer must have known that Parker was one of the greatest and most influential men to wet a reed. That's the only reason the words "Bird Lives" were scrawled on the wall above the body, the same words that appeared on walls all over the world after Parker's death. . . and that soon appear next to a second corpse. With a tie-in like that, it is no surprise that the cops turn to Evan; he'd helped them before when death stalked the music community. This time, though, helping could cost him his future. . . and his life.

Praise for BIRD LIVES!

"The jazz esoterica and the unusual serial killer should keep Evan Horne fans reading." -Publishers Weekly

"The witty premise and all the jazz talk will more than satisfy series fans." -Booklist