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Blue Moon Quickie Synopsis:
It’s October, 1963. Handsome orchestra leader Philip Damon returns to San Francisco, where he met and courted his beloved wife, Diana. Now Diana is dead – her murder unsolved – and Philip seeks to embrace her memory in the colorful city she loved more than any other. As he arrives, Philip is stunned to glimpse a lovely woman on the street who bears a striking resemblance to his late wife. That night, as his orchestra performs at a high society dinner dance in the famed Fairmont Hotel, that same woman – Lenore Ashley – arrives on the arm of the wealthy and influential Terrence Hamilton Collier III. When the lights go out, a woman screams. When they come back on, Collier lays dead on the dance floor – with a ballroom filled with hundreds of potential suspects. The murder propels Philip Damon into a complicated mystery that spans several decades and propels him into the arms of Diana’s killer – and to the brink of his own death.

Blue Moon, from Berkley Prime Crime came out in October, 2002. Good Morning Heartache, came out in December 2003. The new Philip Damon mystery series, a mainstream series set in the world of high society and orchestral dance music and tinged with romance, nostalgia, humor – and suspense. Co-written by Edgar and Lambda Award winning author John Morgan Wilson and society bandleader Peter Duchin.

Early Reviews are in:

Blue Moon hits Top 10 Bestseller List--Independent Mystery Book Sellers Association

"Blue Moon provides a fascinating look at the city [San Francisco] I know and love, and a glimpse into places I've only ever dreamed about. Having never been inside many of the hotels and ballrooms, this first mystery by a remarkable duo was fascinating, and recalled a time I personally remember with great fondness. Combining high society and murder has its own mesmerizing qualities, but the sense of time and place evoked by this book makes it stand out. The insider's viewpoint is the icing on the cake. This should truly become a number one series for mystery fans."-- Vicki, booknbytes.com

"Bandleader Duchin collaborates with Edgar Award winner Wilson (author of the Benjamin Justice series) to create a stylish mystery...Readers who know San Francisco will enjoy decoding the cast, and those who don't will love the novel's fast pace." -- Booklist

"Expect applause and an encore for sleuth Philip Damon."
-- Publisher's Weekly
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Blue Moon introduction
Peter Duchin and John Morgan Wilson bios
The Duchin-Wilson connection
Reviews

The Los Angeles launch party for Blue Moon, with co-authors Peter Duchin (L) and John Morgan Wilson (R). The meat in the sandwich is Bob Levinson, author of Hot Paint and president of the Mystery Writers of America, Southern California chapter. The woman behind the camera: Sandra S. Levinson, the long-suffering wife of you-know-who and editor of the chapter's March of Crime newsletter.