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by: Craig Holden
Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780743461603
Format: Import
ISBN: 0743461606
Label: Pocket Books
Manufacturer: Pocket Books
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Pocket Books
Sales Rank: 5824029
Studio: Pocket Books
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Some much promise; so little delivery
The critics at Mysterious Bookshop love Craig Holden and I am still trying to figure out why. As in 'Four Corners of the Night' there is a big plot twist at the end. However, in both cases we are forced to believe that other characters in the book would not notice the proverbial 'elephant in the room' which ruins the twist for several weeks if not months.
Make no mistake, Holden is a fine writer and is especially good with his wording and with well drawn images. However, his plot ... Read More
Rating: - More ambitious, less entertaining
The history and characters that went into The Jazz Bird were certainly deeper and well drawn. However, it was not nearly as entertaining as some of Holden's other novels, especially The Narcissist's Daughter. While the latter was a page-turner, I found myself somewhat bored by The Jazz Bird. The characters and story were more involved, but not nearly as interesting, and the timeline was confusing.
Rating:  - AN UNGILDED CAGE
THE JAZZ BIRD, based on a true story, but admittedly fictionalized to add dramatic voice, is a stunning example of good characterization if nothing else. Holden brings us realistic, tragic, and multi-layered characters in the story of a murder trial in which we know the defendant is guilty. But the background is complex and nothing is quite as it seems. At times Holden's plotting does get a little muddled, but by the end of the novel, you get a better understanding of George Remus and why he killed ... Read More
Rating:  - The Jazz Bird lays an egg...
I have spent the last 3 months reading 4 dozen various mysteries and I have enjoyed every single one of them--until now. I found this book terribly confusing with the story jumping around between past and present and the assortment of characters. I thought that the character of Charlie Taft was very undeveloped and that he should develop a "passion" for the dead Imogene rather laughable. I could not understand why people had such sympathy for George Remus and was disappointed by the ending. Any book ... Read More
Rating:  - Sweet Singing Imogene
This is the first work by Craig Holden that I have read; it most certainly will not be the last. I am not familiar enough with the historical basis for this book, so I comment purely as a reader. "The Jazz Bird", is a wicked book, from a large cast of characters whose loyalty cannot be placed until the book's end, an immense fortune built by prohibition, and the co-star of the book Imogene.
Imogene is one of the better female players that I have read in quite some time. If the character in the ... Read More
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