The World of Max Camara by Jason Webster

The World of Max Camara by Jason Webster

Max C mara is back

Valencia's most famous police detective makes a long-awaited reappearance in this celebration of his life, his work, and the city he strives to protect. In a collection of articles, essays and an interview with Max himself, this first volume of Jason Webster's new series, Mosaics of Spain, takes us deep into Spanish crime - and one man's unorthodox ways of fighting it.

Including a profile of the head of the Valencia Police murder squad, a photo gallery, and thoughts on the psychology of detective fiction, The World of Max C mara is a companion guide, an introduction and also a taster of future novels in the series to come.

Those who thought the chief inspector had worked his last case were wrong, and he's here to prove it. As the Spanish proverb says, Mala hierba nunca muere - You can't keep 'a bad man' down...

Jason Webster was born in England and has resided in Spain for many years. Duende: A Flamenco Journey, Andalus: Discovering the Mysteries of Moorish Spain, Guerra: Living in the Shadows of the Spanish Civil War, Sacred Sierra: A Year on a Spanish Mountain, and The Spy with 29 Names are among his critically acclaimed nonfiction books on Spain. Or the Bull Kills You, the first in his Max Cámara mystery fiction series, was longlisted for the CWA Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards New Blood Dagger 2011. A Murder in Valencia, The Anarchist Detective, Blood Med, and A Body in Barcelona followed.