I originally conflated this effort with Julie Smith’s book about Rex the King of Carnival getting murdered on his float. That one was New Orleans Mourning and the cover is nowhere near as swell as The Axeman’s Jazz. If you’re an AHS viewer, you might remember Danny Huston as the Axeman’s ghost. It was one of the things that worked in Coven. Anyhoo, here’s the cover:
Man I love Julie Smith! I finally stopped looking for her,it’s been so long since she’s written anything new.
And yes, that cover is killer!