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Havana fever
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London : Bitter Lemon, 2009.
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Book
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286 pages ; 20 cm
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“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.

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Lac Courte Oreilles Mystery
MYSTERY PADURA
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Mar 5, 2021
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English
ISBN:
1904738362, 9781904738367

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Description
"Mario Conde has retired from the police force and makes a living trading antique books. Havana is now flooded with dollars, populated by pimps, prostitutes, drug dealers and other hunters of the night. In the library 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." --Back cover.
Language
Translated from the Spanish.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Padura, L., & Bush, P. R. (2009). Havana fever. London, Bitter Lemon.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Padura, Leonardo and Peter R. Bush. 2009. Havana Fever. London, Bitter Lemon.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Padura, Leonardo and Peter R. Bush, Havana Fever. London, Bitter Lemon, 2009.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Padura, Leonardo. and Peter R. Bush. Havana Fever. London, Bitter Lemon, 2009.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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