The Beggar's Opera
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The Beggar's Opera by Peggy Blair
In beautiful, crumbling Old Havana, Canadian detective Mike Ellis hopes the sun and sand will help save his troubled marriage. He doesn't yet know that it's dead in the water - much like the little Cuban boy last seen begging the Canadian couple for a few pesos on the world famous Malecon. For Inspector Ricardo Ramirez, head of the Major Crimes Unit of the Cuban National Revolutionary Police, finding his prime suspect isn't a problem - Cuban law is. He has only seventy-two hours to secure an indictment and prevent a vicious killer from leaving the island. But Ramirez also has his own troubles to worry about. He's dying of the same dementia that killed his grandmother, an incurable disease that makes him see the ghosts of victims of unsolved murders. As he races against time, the dead haunt his every step...Peggy Blair worked as a lawyer for over three decades. Her critically praised mystery The Beggar's Opera was shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger Award and received the Scotiabank Giller Prize Readers' Choice Award in 2012. Inspector Ramirez's second novel, The Poisoned Pawn, is the second in the Inspector Ramirez series. Peggy is a resident of Ottawa.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780143179979 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143179977 |
| Title | The Beggar's Opera |
| Author | Peggy Blair |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2012-02-07 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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