Havana Gold: The Havana Quartet

Compliment for the Havana Quartet:

“Havana purple, one other winner from sour Lemon Press. ”—The ny 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 eventually in regards to the redemptive nature of timeless friendship and the possibly harmful nature of timeless love. ”—The Atlantic Monthly

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

The fourth name of the prize-winning Havana Quartet.

Twenty-four-year-old Lissette Delgado used to be crushed, raped, after which strangled with a towel. Marijuana is located in her condo and her dresser is suspiciously past the technique of a highschool instructor. Lieutenant Conde is harassed by means of “the optimum authority” to finish this research speedy while likelihood leads him into the palms of an attractive redhead, a saxophone participant who stocks his love for jazz and scuffling with 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 residing in Cuba, Leonardo Padura is remarkably outspoken in regards to the failings of Fidel Castro’s regime. but it is a eulogy of Cuba, its lifetime of tune, 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 almost immediately prior to Christmas, an immigrant road 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 loss of life -- pretend purses of each fashion designer label -- yet they've got obvious not anything that will be of a lot support to the police.

Beastly Things (Commissario Brunetti, Book 21)

While the physique of guy is located in a canal, broken via the tides, wearing no pockets, and donning just one shoe, Brunetti has little to paintings with. No neighborhood has filed a missing-person file, and no inn site visitors have disappeared. the place used to be the crime scene? and the way can Brunetti establish the fellow whilst he can’t convey images 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. whilst Dr Lorrimer performed scientist, he used to be chilly and cold. while he performed corpse, he used to be chilly and bloody. What did he understand that made somebody kill him? .. .. input Adam Dalgliesh, leader inspector of Scotland backyard. Dalgliesh seems at humans and occasions clinically.