Grab a snake by the tail
Padura, Leonardo2019
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Inspector Mario Conde investigates a murder in the rundown Chinatown of Havana. Not his usual beat, but when he's asked to take the case by the beautiful Police Lieutenant Chion, he can't resist. Pedro Cuang is found hanging naked from a beam in the ceiling of his dingy room. Was this a ritual Santeria killing or a just a sordid settling of accounts? The story is soaked in atmosphere: African spells cast by babalao sorcerers, deliciously smoke-filled bars, deep friendships, and beautiful women - Lieutenant Chion among them.
Main title:
Grab a snake by the tail / Leonardo Padura ; translated by Peter Bush.
Author:
Padura, Leonardo, authorBush, Peter R., 1946-, translator
Work:
Imprint:
London : Bitter Lemon Press, 2019.
Collation:
280 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Spanish.
ISBN:
9781912242177 (pbk)
Dewey class:
863.7FICTION
Language:
EnglishSpanish
BRN:
2799556