Book description
Max Camara is feeling low. Ominous cracks have appeared in the walls
of his flat; the body of a well-known paella chef has been washed up
on the beach; there are rows and threats about abortion clinics; the
town hall are set on demolishing El Cabanyal, the colourful
fisherman's quarter on Valencia's sea-front. As Cámara untangles
these threads, he stumbles into a web of corruption and violence,
uncovering deep animosities and hidden secrets, and forcing him to
question his own doubts and desires.
Starring the determined Cámara, with his love of flamenco and
brandy, and occasional doped-out high, A Death in Valencia
delves into issues that rouse unruly passions and divide the Spanish
people today.
Brought up in England, Jason Webster has lived for several years in
Valencia, the setting of his Camara novels. His acclaimed non-fiction
books about Spain include
Duende: A Journey in Search of Flamenco
;
Andalus: Unlocking the Secrets of Moorish Spain
;
Guerra: Living in the Shadows of the Spanish Civil War
and
Sacred Sierra: A Year on a Spanish Mountain
. His first Camara crime novel,
Or the Bull Kills You,
was longlisted for the CWA Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards New Blood
Dagger 2011.
