Bill Moody is a mystery author and professional jazz drummer. He is the author of The Man In Red Square, Czechmate: The Spy Who Played Jazz, Fade to Blue, Shades of Blue, Looking for Chet Baker, Bird Lives! and other novels.

"When Bill Moody writes about dead jazz musicians, you can hear the blue notes bouncing off the walls."
-Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review

"Moody is a fluent writer with a good ear for dialogue... a talent for characterization and a genuine feel for the jazz world."
-Gene Santoro, New York Times Book Review

"Hits all the right notes."
-Dick Lochte, Los Angeles Times