Chasing the Devil’s Tail is the first book in Storyville series by David Fulmer. The series follows the adventure of Valentin St. Cyr, private detective, in New Orleans. In the first book, Valentin must solve the black rose murder that’s going around the red light district in New Orleans. Several sporting girls found dead with a black rose found near their bodies. Since it’s happening in the Storyville, the nickname of the red light district, Tom Anderson the King of Storyville employs Valentin to solve the mystery. The police suspect King Bolden, a jass musician infamous for his bad attitude who is also the oldest friend of Valentin. Valentin then get caught up in between his instict that tells him that King Bolden is not the murderer and the evidence showing that King Bolden always conveniently be at the wrong place and the wrong time.
Set at 1907 in New Orleans, Chasing the Devil’s Tail has an intriguing premise. I’m a sucker for detective story, let alone one that sets in such interesting era and place. This book sets at the time when Jazz is so fresh from the oven that it’s still known as Jass. It also introduces several characters based on real people such as Buddy ‘King’ Bolden, Thomas ‘Tom’ Anderson the King of Storyville, and the others. The description of the setting and the music scene in the Storyville are so vivid that sometimes …show more content…
The writing is so focused on building up the world, the pacing of the story is so slow. There are many times when Valentin is investigating around the district only end up with no additional clue for the case. It was frustrating for me to read. I wish that Valentin would be more objective and putting aside his friendship with Bolden for a while. I wish that he had the mindset that everything is possible and everyone could be the murderer. Then maybe the case would be solved faster and his friend would have a better
Set at 1907 in New Orleans, Chasing the Devil’s Tail has an intriguing premise. I’m a sucker for detective story, let alone one that sets in such interesting era and place. This book sets at the time when Jazz is so fresh from the oven that it’s still known as Jass. It also introduces several characters based on real people such as Buddy ‘King’ Bolden, Thomas ‘Tom’ Anderson the King of Storyville, and the others. The description of the setting and the music scene in the Storyville are so vivid that sometimes …show more content…
The writing is so focused on building up the world, the pacing of the story is so slow. There are many times when Valentin is investigating around the district only end up with no additional clue for the case. It was frustrating for me to read. I wish that Valentin would be more objective and putting aside his friendship with Bolden for a while. I wish that he had the mindset that everything is possible and everyone could be the murderer. Then maybe the case would be solved faster and his friend would have a better