Havana Fever

Leonardo Padura

RRP: £8.99

Publisher: TURNAROUND PUBLISHER SERVICES

Publication Date : 15/01/2009

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

Mario is a retired police officer who makes a living trading antique books. But when he comes across an old newspaper article, he sets off to investigate. Part crime novel, family saga and homage to Havana.

Publisher's description:

Havana, 2003, 14 since Mario Conde retired from the police force and much has changed in Cuba. He makes a living trading in antique books bought from families selling off their libraries in order to survive. In the house of Alcides de Montes de Oca, a rich Cuban who fled after the fall of Batista, Conde discovers an extraordinary book collection.

ISBN: 9781904738367