Havana Gold: The Havana Quartet

Compliment for the Havana Quartet:

“Havana crimson, one other winner from sour Lemon Press. ”—The big apple Times

“Overlaid with a wealthy smoky patina, an environment that reeks of slums and riches, cigar smoke and unique perfumes. ”—The Independent

“Talk approximately unforeseen discoveries, the Havana Quartet is a revelation. With a nod to Key Largo and a digital bow to The Maltese Falcon, those novels are finally concerning the redemptive nature of timeless friendship and the possibly damaging nature of timeless love. ”—The Atlantic Monthly

“Drenched with that beguiling otherness so beautiful to lovers of mysteries of different cultures, it's going to additionally attract those that enjoy the sultry lyricism of James Lee Burke. ”—Booklist

The fourth identify of the prize-winning Havana Quartet.

Twenty-four-year-old Lissette Delgado used to be overwhelmed, raped, after which strangled with a towel. Marijuana is located in her condominium and her cloth wardrobe is suspiciously past the technique of a highschool instructor. Lieutenant Conde is burdened by means of “the optimum authority” to finish this research quick whilst likelihood leads him into the fingers of a pretty redhead, a saxophone participant who stocks his love for jazz and combating fi sh.

This is a Havana of crumbling, grand structures, secrets and techniques hidden at the back of pale doorways, and corruption. For an writer dwelling in Cuba, Leonardo Padura is remarkably outspoken concerning the failings of Fidel Castro’s regime. but this can be a eulogy of Cuba, its lifetime of track, intercourse, and the nice friendships of these who elected to stick and struggle for survival.

Blood From a Stone (Commissario Brunetti, Book 14)

On a chilly evening presently sooner than Christmas, an immigrant highway seller is killed in Venice's Campo Santo Stefano. the closest witnesses to the development are the travelers who were shopping the man's wares ahead of his demise -- faux purses of each dressmaker label -- yet they've got obvious not anything that may be of a lot aid to the police.

Beastly Things (Commissario Brunetti, Book 21)

Whilst the physique of guy is located in a canal, broken by means of the tides, sporting no pockets, and donning just one shoe, Brunetti has little to paintings with. No neighborhood has filed a missing-person file, and no resort visitors have disappeared. the place used to be the crime scene? and the way can Brunetti establish the guy while he can’t express photos of his face?

Death of an Expert Witness (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries 6)

Books on Tape- Collector's version- nine- ninety min tapes. An Adam Dalgliesh secret. while Dr Lorrimer performed scientist, he was once chilly and cold. while he performed corpse, he was once chilly and bloody. What did he recognize that made somebody kill him? .. .. input Adam Dalgliesh, leader inspector of Scotland backyard. Dalgliesh appears to be like at humans and occasions clinically.