by Leonardo Padura · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483831489
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In the infernal days of the Cuban spring, Lieutenant Mario Conde faces the investigation of the murder of a young teacher. As he delves deeper, he discovers a world in decay, where social climbing, influence peddling, drug use, and fraud reveal the dark side of contemporary Cuban society. At the same time, the policeman lives an unexpected romance with Karina, a woman who loves jazz, without imagining the devastating outcome that awaits them.
Leonardo de la Caridad Padura Fuentes is a Cuban novelist and journalist best known for his Mario Conde detective novels and for El hombre que amaba a los perros (2009). In 2012, Padura was awarded the National Prize for Literature, Cuba's national literary award. In 2015, he was awarded the Premio Principe de Asturias de las Letras of Spain.
