Cuban crime fiction was very much on my mind when I posted READING ’ROUND THE WORLD – Cuba on July 18, 2014. I was totally immersed in Leonardo Padura’s Havana Quartet, and aware of an expanding enthusiasm for Havana Police Lieutenant Mario Conde. As I said at the time, I was enjoying Conde, but hadn’t quite made up my mind about … [Read more...]
READING ‘ROUND THE WORLD – CUBA
The Havana Quartet, because I couldn't stop at just one... Havana Blue (Mario Conde #1) by Leonardo Padura is the title on my list for the 2014 Global Reading Challenge, the North American section, Cuba in particular. I wasn't quite satisfied with just the one, so I'm reading the quartet: Havana Blue, Havana Gold, Havana Red, and this … [Read more...]