Binding: Hardcover
Description: Introducing hardboiled PI Henry Gore in this pitch - black noir novel set in 1950s revolutionary Cuba." Darkly atmospheric writing an action - packed plot plenty of suspense and a sometimes - hapless hero caught between saving his own life and doing the right thing drive this outstanding packs - a - punch thriller" - Booklist Starred Review World - weary American Henry Gore was born in the cold Midwest. But a lucky connection - and a hundred peso bribe - scores him a license to operate as a private investigator in Havana a place where he can finally get warm. Soon he's trailing after cheating husbands to finance his permanent vacation in the land of sun cigars and compliant se oritas. But when he snaps the wrong man's photo at a fancy casino he receives a fist in the face for his troubles - and a dark warning from the Mob. Private dicks are bad for business. If he carries on working his license will be permanently revoked. Capisci? No work means no money. No way to eat. No way to pay the rent. Desperate to make ends meet Henry grabs an offer of work from Fulgencio Batista's military regime with both hands - setting in motion a chain of events with dark and deadly consequences. With its rum - soaked revolutionary Caribbean setting dark humour glamorous femme fatales and chilling twists Havana Highwire is crime noir at its finest.
Title: Havana Highwire
Author(s): Keyse - Walker John
Publisher: Canongate Books
Barcode: 9780727850737
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 7/5/2022
Series: A Cuban Noir Novel
Category: Thriller / Suspense