Or the Bull Kills You

Author(s): Jason Webster

Crime

Either you kill the bull, or the bull kills you - traditional proverb. Chief Inspector Max Camara hates bullfighting, but one hot afternoon in Valencia he has to replace his boss, judging a festival corrida, starring Spain's most famous young matador. That night, to his surprise, he is back in the bullring, and what he finds on the blood-stained sand shocks the city of Valencia to its core. As Camara hunts down his prey through the streets and bars he knows so well, firecrackers echo around him in the build-up to the spring festival of Fallas, and the town-hall politicians work feverishly towards an election. The trail of death, money, corruption and sex leads him inland to the mountains inland, and down to the reedy lagoons of the coast. And all the time, Camara is dealing with his own demons and desires..."Or the Bull Kills You" is intelligent, compelling detective fiction, in the tradition of Michael Dibdin, with a fantastically authentic setting, exciting plot and great detective (with a love of flamenco and brandy, plus a grandfather who supplies him with dope from time to time). This is the first of a series of books starring the idiosyncratic and appealing Camara - a man clearly destined to make his mark.


Product Information

Gripping, hot-blooded detective fiction with authentic Spanish setting - first in a series.

This book marks Jason Webster's stylish move into fiction. He was born near San Francisco, brought up in England and Germany and after spells in Italy and Egypt, he moved to Spain, the subject of his widely acclaimed books. These 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 most recently the mesmerising Sacred Sierra: A Year on a Spanish Mountain. He and his wife Salud divide their time between Valencia and their farm in the high mountains. See his website www.jasonwebster.net

General Fields

  • : 9780701185091
  • : CCV
  • : Chatto & Windus
  • : 01 February 2011
  • : 234mm X 153mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 March 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jason Webster
  • : Paperback
  • : 4-Nov
  • : 823.92
  • : 304