Havana Fever by Peter Bush
Havana, 2003 - 14 years since Mario Conde retired from the police force and much has changed in Cuba. Now an antique book trader, Conde discovers an extraordinary book collection in the house of Alcides de Montes de Oca, a rich Cuban who fled after the fall of Batista, and, buried within a newspaper article about Violeta del Rio, a beautiful bolero singer who disappeared in the 1950s. Conde's intuition sets him off on an investigation that leads him into a darker Cuba, now flooded with dollars and populated by pimps, prostitutes and drug dealers.
"Overlaid with a rich smoky patina, an atmosphere that reeks of slums and riches, cigar smoke and exotic perfumesHavana Black is a strong tasting book, a rich feast of wit and feeling." Independent "Drenched with that beguiling otherness so appealing to fans of mysteries of other cultures, Havana Blue will also appeal to those who appreciate the sultry lyricism of James Lee Burke." Booklist "...a magnificent Dickensian evocation of the city's street hassle; it takes in drugdealers, hookers, people queuing for pizza, newly-weds, the hotels and baseball fans, and captures the enthralling gloom of dimly lit, apocalyptic early-evening Havana.' Times Literary Supplement "Havana Gold is a textured treat for those who like their detective fiction served long and lazy with a double shot of rum." Financial Times "Conde's quest follows the basic rhythm of the whodunit, but Padura syncopates Havana Red with brilliant riffs on Cuban sex, society, religion, even food." Independent"
Leonardo Padura (La Habana, 1955) trabajo como guionista, periodista y critico, hasta lograr el reconocimiento internacional con la serie de novelas policiacas protagonizadas por el detective Mario Conde: Pasado perfecto, Vientos de cuaresma, Mascaras, Paisaje de otono, Adios, Hemingway, La neblina del ayer y La cola de la serpiente, traducidas a numerosos idiomas y merecedoras de premios como el Cafe Gijon 1995, el Hammett 1997, 1998 y 2005, el Premio de las Islas 2000 y el Brigada 21. Tambien ha escrito La novela de mi vida y El hombre que amaba a los perros, una trepidante reconstruccion de las vidas de Trotsky y Ramon Mercader, traducida a diez idiomas, vendidos sus derechos al cine y merecedora del Premio de la Critica en Cuba, el Francesco Gelmi di Caporiacco 2010 y, en 2011, el Premio Carbet del Caribe, el Prix Initiales y el Prix Roger Caillois. En 2012 Padura recibio el Premio Nacional de Literatura de Cuba. Herejes, una absorbente novela sobre un cuadro de Rembrandt y una saga judia que llega a nuestros dias, confirma al autor como uno de los narradores mas ambiciosos e internacionales en lengua espanola.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781904738367 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904738362 |
| Title | Havana Fever |
| Author | Peter Bush |
| Series | Mario Conde Investigates Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bitter Lemon Press |
| Year published | 2009-01-15 |
| Number of pages | 292 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |