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A Death in Valencia

Jason Webster

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Published by Chatto & Windus, part of Vintage Publishing

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EAN: 9780701185084
Published: 7 Jun 2012

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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.

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What the critics say

Camara is the opposite of the conventional ‘foodie’ detective from Mediterranean fiction... [Camara’s] perceptions of what is wrong with Spanish society form an original background to a complex thriller
- Independent

Camara is a lively edition to Mediterranean coppery
- The Times

Jason Webster has made Valencia his own... This is Chief Inspector Max Camara’s second outing, and his colourful personality is every bit a match for the vibrant but often trouble home of paella he has to keep safe
- Daily Mirror

Our favourite Spanish, flamenco-loving, brandy-drinking inspector (and there are a few) is back
- Sport Magazine

About the Author

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.

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