“A magnificent novel. Haunted by the tragic story and passion of its characters.”—*Magazine Littéraire* The first of the Havana quartet featuring Inspector Mario Conde, a tropical Marlowe. A young transvestite in a beautiful red dress is found strangled in a Havana park. Conde’s investigation into
Havana Red
✍ Scribed by Leonardo Padura
- Publisher
- Bitter Lemon Press
- Year
- 2011;2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 152 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1904738850
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✦ Synopsis
A young transvestite found strangled in a Havana park. The stifling death of a beloved Cuba.
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