Jackson Square Jazz

Greg Herren keeps you guessing right until the end. Wonderful characters, enjoyable read. I wish I would have had Scotty Bradley to show me around New Orleans on my visit back in the early eighties. I would have had a better time. New Orleans comes alive in this second installment of Herren's suspense series with ex-go-go boy turned P.I. Scotty Bradley. Jackson Square Jazz is a must read for any whodunit fan...

Greg Herren is a fun writer that is very entertaining. This series is an easy fun read that is great for your summer reading list. If you love mystrey novels with a some personal drama thrown in for flair this book is a read. This series Mardi Gras Mambo, Jackson Square Jazz and Bourbon Street Blues are center around the PI, Scotty Bradley. Scotty tends to get himself in to some of the most interesting situations personally and professionally. I would recommend reading these in order so that you can grow with the character of Scotty. I am glad to hear that Greg is not done with Scott Bradley but only took a break from him for awhile. I can not wait for number four.

JACKSON SQUARE JAZZ is a sequel offering to BOURBON STREE BLUES, and stars the erotically charged character Milton Scott Bradley. Scotty has decided to forego go-go dancing, and pursue a more "stable" profession as a private investigator. He becomes involved with a pre-Olympian figure skater, and from that intimate encounter, the entire story flows. Complex and complicated, the story takes the reader on a journey through New Orleans on a quest for a murderer, an historical treasure, passion, and mystery. Scotty is once again joined with his sometimes sex partners, Special Agent Frank, and the Cat Burglar Colin. Throw in the recurring characters of New Orleans Police Department Detective Venus, and Detective Blaine Tujague (2 characters that appear in both the Scotty Bradley and the Chanse MacLeod series), and one has a novel loaded with fun and adventure. Of particular note is the fact that Scotty is rather religious...imagine...but in a rather unconventional way. I was impressed by Greg Herren's "author's note" at the end of the novel. He provides for the reader a glimpse into his motivation for writing this book, as well as heaping praise upon the New Orleans Police and Fire Departments for their handling of the May 11, 1988 fire at the Cabildo in Jackson Square This is a great book....read it and enjoy! I am sincerely hoping for more of the Scott Bradley mysteries.

I found this book and his first one to be well writing. With info about New Orleans and what to look forward to for someone who has the chance to visit it during Decadance. Plus a little historical info as well. Scotty is the guy that if it could happen to someone it usually did. So it gave alot of eye opening info into the scene in New Orleans during Southern Decadance. It also brought out the good in a person (Scotty) to help someone (Bryce) who was in trouble and see it that he was taken care of. Plus Scotty had to deal with his own feelings about 2 guys who were both very interested in having a relationship with him. All in all I thought it was a very good book and I look forward to reading other books writing by Herren.

A throughly enjoyable sequel that has something for everyone.The characters are rich, and fun - and there were more then a few times when I thought "My God ... so and so would say something just like that" so they are real too Mr Herren also captures the mystery of New Orleans, something that the natives love - and something visitors feel the moment they arrive. The city becomes as real as the character .I look forward to more...