Adios Muchachos - Softcover

Lopez, Carlos

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1888451165 ISBN 13: 9781888451160

Publisher: Akashic Books,U.S., 2001

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Review:

?Picaresque, bawdy and highly original, this is the first of Chavarr?a?s novels to be translated into English... Steamy suspense, comic upsets instead of the traditional red herrings, and wonderfully sketched characters make this a brutal romp full of guilty delights? Guardian ?A joy to read. Chavarr?a?s cocky wit makes this a thoroughly enjoyable, viciously funny romp... the story is fast-paced and sexier than J-Lo?s hotpants. Chavarr?a?s writing is delightfully immoral, wickedly funny and, what the hell, Cuba really does make a great setting? Leeds Guide ?A madcap caper full of twisted sex, devious schemes and high-rolling hijinks? Publishers Weekly

Synopsis:

More Cuban Noir From Akashici; Following the success of Outcast by Jose Latour - nominated for Edgar, Anthony and Firecracker Awards); Alicia is a smart, confident and gorgeous prostitute in Havana. She is not a streetwalker. Rather, she displays her wares on bicycle, seducing men through the irresistible pull of her voluptuous figure. Victor King, her new client, is a Canadian businessman with a striking resemblance to Alec Baldwin. Victor, though, is no ordinary John, and Alicia's feelings for him grow; she sees in their relationship the possibility of escape from her dead-end life in a Havana plagued with scarcity. When Victor's wealthy and sexually deviant Dutch boss, Rieks Groote (aka Elizabeth), is suddenly killed, Alicia and her lover hatch a get-rich-quick scheme. A web of deception is woven, but just as quickly unravelled, and only one person is able to say 'adios' to the dilapidated island of Cuba.

About this edition

• Publisher: Akashic Books,U.S.
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1888451165
• ISBN 13: 9781888451160
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 290