The Best of Jackson Payne (2000) by Jack Fuller
A musicologist’s research into a jazz musician’s death draws him into a mystery that becomes an obsession.
“Fuller’s latest novel [is] itself a kind of jazz improvisation, with multiple voices playing within a structured plot line, trying to define a life that defies explanation.” — Library Journal
“A mystery wrapped in jazz history…I have to wonder why this book hasn’t been translated on screen yet…” — blogger Carlos