Havana Highwire

About the author

John Keyse-Walker practiced law for thirty years, representing business and individual clients, educational institutions and government entities. He is an avid salt- and freshwater angler, a tennis player, kayaker and an accomplished cook. He lives in Florida with his wife.

Sun, Sand, Murder, the first book in the Teddy Creque mystery series, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award. As well as the Teddy Creque series, John is also the author of the Cuban noir novel Havana Highwire and historical mystery Bert and Mamie Take a Cruise.

Summary

Cuba, 1957: When American PI Henry Gore snaps the wrong man's photo, he gets a fist in the face for his troubles - and a dark warning not to ply his trade in Havana in future. With money tight, Henry grabs a lucrative offer from Batista's military government with both hands - setting in motion a chain of events with dark and deadly consequences.

Product details

• Authors: John Keyse-walker, Keyse-Walker John
• Publisher: Canongate
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.01.2023
• EAN: 9781448306916
• ISBN: 978-1-4483-0691-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 305 g
• Series: A Cuban Noir Novel
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Crime, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, FICTION / Noir, Havana, Thriller / suspense, c 1950 to c 1959, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction