Undertones Maurier the dead man is found

the dead man is found to be dressed in blue silk with ribbons at the knee

When a second woman goes missing

Diamond is horrified

So why has she killed herself

When Detective Kusanagi tries to piece together the events of that day

Undertones Maurier the dead man is found'Undertones' is a ground breaking reference book on jazz in crime fiction. As the opening historical overview shows, crime and jazz are soulmates in popular (especially American) culture and this book is by far the most exhaustive but also entertaining survey of the interaction of both. The book is divided into two parts: essays that contextualise jazz crime novels, and an annotated bibliography of books, short stories, magazines, authors, discography