Friendship is at the heart of this novel and Kinsey brings it to life. I easily pictured the club, the band, and saw the Charleston being danced. Adding to that, the cultural aspects made reading this book an immersive experience and felt authentic. The author brings a strong sense of time and place and easily transported this reader to post-war London. Additionally, protagonists from this author’s other series, Lady Hardcastle and Flo Armstrong, make a short cameo appearance. This supporting cast had varying degrees of depth, but provided balance and contrast to the main characters. Their repartee elevated the level of the book and gave this reader a fun laugh-out-loud moments, but there were a few too many puns. The main characters of Dizzy, Barty, and Ellie were likeable and unusual. Will it really be that easy for amateurs to find the deserter and prevent more crimes? Who is the cunning criminal? They also enlist the help of Dizzy’s wife Ellie and the other band members. When Superintendent Sunderland of Scotland Yard asks for their help, Dizzy and Barty agree. He is now believed to be a member of the Aristippus Club where the band plays. It is believed that a deserter stole a fortune in diamonds while in France during the war. Dizzy Heights is a jazz band featuring Ivor ‘Dizzy’ Maloney (drummer) and Bartholomew ‘Barty’ Dunn (double bass) along with the brass section, banjo player, and speaking trumpet.
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