Isaiah J. Thompson

A Black musician, now in the later stages of his life, harks back to the magical moments in his childhood, career, and his relationship with his father who introduced him to his first true love: his trumpet named Betty.

A Black musician, now in the later stages of his life, harks back to the magical moments in his childhood, career, and his relationship with his father who introduced him to his first true love: his trumpet named Betty.

障害を抱えながらも驚異的な記憶力を持つ私立探偵のライオネル・エスログの人生の恩人であり、唯一の友人でもあるボスのフランク・ミナが殺害された。事件の真相を探るべく、エスログがハーレムのジャズクラブ、ブルックリンのスラム街と大都会の闇に迫っていく。わずかな手掛かり、天性の勘、そして行動力を頼りに事件を追うエスログがたどり着いたのは、腐敗した街でもっとも危険と称される黒幕の男だった。