Grab a Snake by the Tail Paperback / softback
by Leonardo Padura
Paperback / softback
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Havana's Chinatown is not his usual beat, but when Conde is asked to take a murder case by the sultry, perfectly proportioned Police Lieutenant Patricia Chion, a frequent object of his nightly fantasies, he can't resist.
Pedro Cuang is found hanging naked from a beam in the ceiling of his dingy room.
One of his fingers has been cut off, and the outline of two arrows was carved with a knife on his chest.
Was this a ritual Santeria killing or a just a sordid settling of accounts in a world of drug trafficking beginning to infiltrate Cuba in the 1980s?
Soon Conde discovers unexpected connections, secret businesses and a history of misfortune, uprooting and loneliness that affected many immigrant families from China.
The Barrio Chino was once one of the largest Chinatowns in the West.
Now it feels like a ghetto of uprooted families, with its derelict cemetery and boarded-up shops.
The story is soaked in atmosphere: African spells cast by babalao sorcerers, deliciously smoke-filled bars, deep friendships, and beautiful women.
Especially the exotic Afro-Chinese Patricia Chion.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:280 pages
- Publisher:Bitter Lemon Press
- Publication Date:16/05/2019
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- ISBN:9781912242177
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:280 pages
- Publisher:Bitter Lemon Press
- Publication Date:16/05/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781912242177