Havana fever
“The finest crime-fiction writer in the Spanish language...”--The London Times
“Full of atmosphere and descriptions to savour, this is as much a life-affirming tribute to Havana as a fine novel of death and detection.”--The Independent
“Police work is not merely a vocation but a metaphor for a futile yearning to solve the island’s deepest crimes and misdemeanours.”--Times Literary Supplement
Mario Conde has retired from the police force and makes a living trading in antique books. Havana is now flooded with dollars, populated by pimps, prostitutes, drug dealers, and other hunters of the night. In the book collection of a rich Cuban who fled after the fall of Batista, Conde discovers an article about Violeta del Rio, a beautiful bolero singer of the 1950s who disappeared mysteriously. A murder soon follows. This is a crime story set in today’s darker Cuba, but it is also an evocation of the Havana of Batista, the city of a hundred night clubs where the paths of Marlon Brando and Meyer Lansky crossed.
Probably Leonardo Padura’s best book, Havana Fever is many things: a suspenseful crime novel, a cruel family saga, and an ode to literature and his beloved, ravaged island.
Antiquarian booksellers -- Fiction
Conde, Mario
Conde, Mario -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Ex-police officers
Ex-police officers -- Fiction
Havana (Cuba) -- Social conditions -- Fiction
Investigation
Missing persons
Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction
Social conditions
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 4f2562b3-8b60-b5bb-1d3b-a225ecad715f |
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Grouping Title | havana fever |
Grouping Author | leonardo padura |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-22 02:34:38AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-26 04:55:02AM |
Solr Fields
Novels
Conde, Mario -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Ex-police officers -- Fiction
Havana (Cuba) -- Social conditions -- Fiction
Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction
Conde, Mario
Ex-police officers
Investigation
Missing persons
Social conditions
Solr Details Tables
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Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Loc | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
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ils:.b19600707 | .i31064966 | Lac Courte Oreilles Mystery | MYSTERY PADURA | 1 | false | false | Available | Mar 05, 2021 | lcmys |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
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ils:.b19600707 | Book | Books | English | Bitter Lemon | 2009 | 286 pages ; 20 cm |
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ils:.b19600707 | .i31064966 | On Shelf | Available | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 |