The finest crime-fiction writer in the Spanish language...
Havana is. --"Times Literary Supplement" Mario Conde has retired from the police force and makes a living trading in antique books. "--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. "--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 finest crime-fiction writer in the Spanish language..