The Enchanted Jazzman: A Novel

The novel The Enchanted Jazzman is the most musical story among all spy stories and the most spy-like among all musical tales. It tells the story of an American admirer of Glenn Miller, who unexpectedly discovers that his idol, who... died under mysterious circumstances, oddly resembles the living head of the KGB, Andropov, which turns out to be a bold thriller by design. Andrey Vsevolodovich Ostalsky, born in 1953, is a renowned journalist and the editor-in-chief of the Russian Service of the BBC. He worked as a correspondent for TASS in Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon, having traveled across the entire Middle East. For the past quarter of a century, he has been living and working in London. He is the author of numerous popular science and fiction books on travel, history, and politics. He is a laureate of the Enlightener Award.