Cahokia Jazz Explained

Cahokia Jazz
Author:	Francis Spufford
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Genre:	Crime, alternate history, detective fiction
Publisher:	Faber & Faber (UK), Scribner (US)
Release Date:	2023
Pages:	437

Cahokia Jazz is an alternate-history detective novel by Francis Spufford released in Great Britain in 2023 and the United States in 2024.^{[1] [2]}

Cahokia Jazz has received many reviews, including from The Guardian,^[3] Los Angeles Times,^[4] The New York Times,^[5] and The Wall Street Journal.^[6] Based on 18 reviews (as of July 2, 2024), the Book Marks aggregate site rates the majority of its reviews as "raves", though it has also received one "positive" review and one "mixed" review.^[7]

Cahokia Jazz won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History for novels published in 2023.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Book: Spufford, Francis . Cahokia Jazz . 2023 . Faber & Faber . 978-0-571-33687-6 . London.
2. Book: Spufford, Francis . Cahokia Jazz . 2024 . Scribner . 978-1-6680-2545-1 . New York.
3. News: Brooks . Xan . 2023-10-07 . Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – fabulously rich noir . 2024-07-04 . . en-GB . 0261-3077.
4. Web site: Gwinn . Mary Ann . 2024-02-08 . This alternate version of America’s story is an audacious work of the imagination . 2024-07-04 . . en-US.
5. Web site: Pochoda . Ivy . 2024-02-06 . A Speculative Jazz Age Noir Brimming With Murder and Conspiracy . 2024-07-02 . The New York Times . en-US.
6. Web site: Sacks . Sam . 2024-02-21 . Fiction: Francis Spufford’s ‘Cahokia Jazz’. 2024-07-02 . The Wall Street Journal . en-US.
7. Web site: Book Marks reviews of Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford . 2024-07-03 . Book Marks . en-US.
8. Web site: 2023 Sidewise Award Winners . 2024-08-19 . Locus . en-US.