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Adios Muchachos

by Daniel Chavarría ...

This Edgar Award–winning crime novel offers "pulp fiction in Castro's Cuba" (Martin Cruz Smith, author The Girl from Venice).Alicia is a smart, confident, and gorgeous prostitute in Havana. She is not a streetwalker. Rather, she displays her wares on bicycle, seducing men through the irresistible pull of her fine derrière.John King, her new client, is a Canadian businessman with a striking ... Read more

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This Edgar Award–winning crime novel offers "pulp fiction in Castro's Cuba" (Martin Cruz Smith, author The Girl from Venice).Alicia is a smart, confident, and gorgeous prostitute in Havana. She is not a streetwalker. Rather, she displays her wares on bicycle, seducing men through the irresistible pull of her fine derrière.John King, her new client, is a Canadian businessman with a striking
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That Year in Madrid

by Daniel Chavarría ...

"That Year in Madrid…", ideal for a transatlantic flight, is inspired by a real story. Moving along at the pace of a thriller, the novel is filled with humor and literary virtuosity, rendering an almost detective-like plot with twist and an ending that will surprise even de most astute readers. ... Read more

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"That Year in Madrid…", ideal for a transatlantic flight, is inspired by a real story. Moving along at the pace of a thriller, the novel is filled with humor and literary virtuosity, rendering an almost detective-like plot with twist and an ending that will surprise even de most astute readers.
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A Pike in Flanders

by Daniel Chavarría ...

"A Pike in Flanders" is a novel enriched by a catchy suspense plot with comic and even erotic touches. More relevantly, we find on each of its pages a message of denunciation and condemnation of the national and world policies the United States have engendered. Making use of three main characters, this detective story shouts at the top of its lungs that we need to attempt to fix the world we are ... Read more

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"A Pike in Flanders" is a novel enriched by a catchy suspense plot with comic and even erotic touches. More relevantly, we find on each of its pages a message of denunciation and condemnation of the national and world policies the United States have engendered. Making use of three main characters, this detective story shouts at the top of its lungs that we need to attempt to fix the world we are
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The Book of Havana

A City in Short Fiction

by Daniel Chavarria, Irina J. Davidenko, Eduardo del Llano, Ahmel Echevarría Peré, Jorge Enrique Lage, Laidi Fernández de Juan, Eduardo Heras León, Cinthia R. Paredes, Francisco López Sacha, Eduardo Angel Santiesteban ...

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When a history teacher decides to throw out an old, threadbare Cuban flag, he doesn’t plan for the air of suspicion that quickly descends on him…A woman’s attempt to register ownership of her family home draws her into a bureaucratic labyrinth that requires a grasp of higher mathematics to fully comprehend…On the day of their graduation, a group of students spend the night drinking around the ... Read more

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When a history teacher decides to throw out an old, threadbare Cuban flag, he doesn’t plan for the air of suspicion that quickly descends on him…A woman’s attempt to register ownership of her family home draws her into a bureaucratic labyrinth that requires a grasp of higher mathematics to fully comprehend…On the day of their graduation, a group of students spend the night drinking around the
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Adios Muchachos

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Adios Muchachos is a dark, erotic, brutally funny romp through the sexual underworld and black-market boardrooms of post-Cold War Cuba. Seen through Chavarría’s compassionate but uncompromising eyes, present-day Havana is a crossroads for petty hustlers looking for an easy mark, two-time losers looking for a fresh start, and high-rolling international speculators looking to take advantage of them ... Read more

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Adios Muchachos is a dark, erotic, brutally funny romp through the sexual underworld and black-market boardrooms of post-Cold War Cuba. Seen through Chavarría’s compassionate but uncompromising eyes, present-day Havana is a crossroads for petty hustlers looking for an easy mark, two-time losers looking for a fresh start, and high-rolling international speculators looking to take advantage of them
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Call Me A Cab

by Donald E. Westlake ...

The final unpublished novel by MWA Grandmaster – a wild, romantic road trip across America by taxi cab – demonstrates why this beloved author is so fondly remembered and so dearly missed.“A book by this guy is cause for happiness.”Stephen KingDONALD E. WESTLAKEGOES OFF THE BEATEN PATHIn 1977, one of the world’s finest crime novelists turned his pen to suspense of a very different sort – and the ... Read more

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The final unpublished novel by MWA Grandmaster – a wild, romantic road trip across America by taxi cab – demonstrates why this beloved author is so fondly remembered and so dearly missed.“A book by this guy is cause for happiness.”Stephen KingDONALD E. WESTLAKEGOES OFF THE BEATEN PATHIn 1977, one of the world’s finest crime novelists turned his pen to suspense of a very different sort – and the
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The Defender

How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America

by Ethan Michaeli ...

This "extraordinary history" of the influential black newspaper is "deeply researched, elegantly written [and] a towering achievement" (Brent Staples, New York Times Book Review).In 1905, Robert S. Abbott started printing The Chicago Defender, a newspaper dedicated to condemning Jim Crow and encouraging African Americans living in the South to join the Great Migration. Smuggling hundreds of ... Read more

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This "extraordinary history" of the influential black newspaper is "deeply researched, elegantly written [and] a towering achievement" (Brent Staples, New York Times Book Review).In 1905, Robert S. Abbott started printing The Chicago Defender, a newspaper dedicated to condemning Jim Crow and encouraging African Americans living in the South to join the Great Migration. Smuggling hundreds of
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Found in the Street

by Patricia Highsmith ...

“Fabulous, in all senses of that word . . . combining the best features of the suspense genre with the best of existential fiction—a thrilled reflection.”—Paul TherouxElsie Tyler turns heads wherever she goes. After leaving her hometown upstate for Greenwich Village, the charming young waitress soon finds herself surrounded by admirers, including Jack and Natalia Sutherland, a married couple who ... Read more

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“Fabulous, in all senses of that word . . . combining the best features of the suspense genre with the best of existential fiction—a thrilled reflection.”—Paul TherouxElsie Tyler turns heads wherever she goes. After leaving her hometown upstate for Greenwich Village, the charming young waitress soon finds herself surrounded by admirers, including Jack and Natalia Sutherland, a married couple who
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Collected Short Mysteries

by Ngaio Marsh ...

A delightfully eclectic assortment of short works by the renowned author, including stories featuring her famous detective Inspector Alleyn.Fans of Ngaio Marsh, the New Zealand-born author and Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, will find much of interest in this unique collection. Included are short stories—some featuring Roderick Alleyn, "the nonpareil among criminal investigators" ( The ... Read more

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A delightfully eclectic assortment of short works by the renowned author, including stories featuring her famous detective Inspector Alleyn.Fans of Ngaio Marsh, the New Zealand-born author and Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, will find much of interest in this unique collection. Included are short stories—some featuring Roderick Alleyn, "the nonpareil among criminal investigators" ( The
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The Bastards of Pizzofalcone

by Maurizio de Giovanni ...

Translated by Antony Shugaar ...

Series Book 1 - The Bastards of Pizzofalcone Series
The "engrossing" sequel to The Crocodile kicks off an Italian crime fiction series by the author of the bestselling Commissario Ricciardi novels ( Publishers Weekly).They've made a fresh start at the Pizzofalcone precinct of Naples. They fired every member of the investigative branch after they were found guilty of corruption. Now, there's a group of detectives, a new commissario, and a new ... Read more

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The "engrossing" sequel to The Crocodile kicks off an Italian crime fiction series by the author of the bestselling Commissario Ricciardi novels ( Publishers Weekly).They've made a fresh start at the Pizzofalcone precinct of Naples. They fired every member of the investigative branch after they were found guilty of corruption. Now, there's a group of detectives, a new commissario, and a new
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USA Noir

Best of the Akashic Noir Series

by Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos, Susan Straight ...

Series series Akashic Noir
"All the heavy hitters, from Michael Connelly in Los Angeles to Joyce Carol Oates in suburban New Jersey . . . an important anthology."— The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)Features Dennis Lehane's story "Animal Rescue," the inspiration for the movie The Drop starring Tom Hardy.Launched with the summer 2004 award-winning bestseller Brooklyn Noir, the groundbreaking Akashic Noir series ... Read more

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"All the heavy hitters, from Michael Connelly in Los Angeles to Joyce Carol Oates in suburban New Jersey . . . an important anthology."— The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)Features Dennis Lehane's story "Animal Rescue," the inspiration for the movie The Drop starring Tom Hardy.Launched with the summer 2004 award-winning bestseller Brooklyn Noir, the groundbreaking Akashic Noir series
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Blue Lonesome

by Bill Pronzini ...

A New York Times Notable Book: A woman's suicide leads a man to a Nevada mining town—and a nest of poisonous secrets—in this "top-notch thriller" ( Publishers Weekly).There is something about the sad woman eating alone night after night at the Harmony Café that intrigues San Francisco CPA Jim Messenger. Unfulfilled himself, Jim feels a kinship with her—and later, when she commits suicide, he ... Read more

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A New York Times Notable Book: A woman's suicide leads a man to a Nevada mining town—and a nest of poisonous secrets—in this "top-notch thriller" ( Publishers Weekly).There is something about the sad woman eating alone night after night at the Harmony Café that intrigues San Francisco CPA Jim Messenger. Unfulfilled himself, Jim feels a kinship with her—and later, when she commits suicide, he
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