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Havana 2016. Historical events are shaking life in Cuba: the anticipated visit of Obama and the normalization of relations with the USA, a concert by the Rolling Stones, a fashion show by Chanel. So, when the mutilated body of a former government official is discovered, the police do not have sufficient forces to deal with the case and are forced to turn to Mario Conde for a little help. He remembers that the deceased, a tyrannical, brutal, and dark man, had been a censor and blackmailer of many artists for many years.
After a few days, when another body is found murdered under similar circumstances, all alarms start ringing. Meanwhile, another story from the early last century is added to this narrative, back when Havana was the "Nice of the Caribbean" and the threat of Halley's comet overshadowed its frenzied rhythms. From those turbulent and transitional years also emerges the strange figure of someone who became known as the greatest pimp of the era. The past and present meet in ways that no one could imagine.
“Leonardo Padura has written his best book featuring Mario Conde. The Honest People is the most complete, the most complex, and the most exciting in this series of detective novels.” El País
“The Cuban author has returned to affirm and strengthen his position as a great novelist, offering readers another masterful narrative.” El Periódico
“A literary celebration full of complex characters that vibrate with life.” ABC Cultural
“Leonardo Padura in a wonderful moment of his.” La Razón
Manufacturer
- Authors
- Leonardo Padoura, Leonardo Padura
- Publisher
- Ekdoseis Kastanioti
- Publishers
- Kastaniotis Editions
- Skroutz Book Awards 2026
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- Type
- Crime, Social
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 544
- Release Date
- 14/06/2023
- Publication Date
- 2023
- Dimensions
- 14x20.5 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789600371192
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