The City Blues Quartet is a multi-award-winning series of novels plotting the intertwined history of Jazz and the Mob through six decades in the 20th century.
In an Oulipo-inspired writing constraint, each of the four parts is based around a different city, decade, season, weather, song and theme. These (excluding the theme) are outlined below…
| Book | The Axeman's Jazz | Dead Man's Blues | The Mobster's Lament | Sunset Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | New Orleans | Chicago | New York | Los Angeles |
| Decade | 1910s | 1920s | 1940s | 1960s |
| Season | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
| Weather | Rain | Sunshine | Snow | Wind |
| Song | The Mysterious Axeman's Jazz | West End Blues | Relaxin' At Camarillo | Alone Together |