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Or the bull kills you / Jason Webster.

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""Either you kill the bull, or the bull kills you." Chief Inspector Max Camara thinks in proverbs,and he hates one thing above all: bullfighting. One hot afternoon in Valencia, however, he has to stand in for his boss, judging a festival corrida starring Spain's most famous young matador. That night, he is back in the bullring, and what he finds on the blood-stained sand shocks the city of Valencia to its core. Camara is roped into investigating a grisly murder while dealing with violent shadows from his own past, as well as confronting the suspiciousness of the bullfighting community and the stonewalling of local politicians in full electoral campaign. To top it all, Fallas, the loudest fiesta in the country, has just got underway. For Camara, it seems his problems have only just begun.."-- Provided by publisher.
"An accomplished debut mystery set in the high-stakes and decidedly murky world of bullfighting in Valencia, Spain "Either you kill the bull, or the bull kills you." Chief Inspector Max Cámara thinks in proverbs,and he hates one thing above all: bullfighting. One hot afternoon in Valencia, however, he has to stand in for his boss, judging a festival corrida starring Spain's most famous young matador. That night, he is back in the bullring, and what he finds on the blood-stained sand shocks the city of Valencia to its core. Cámara is roped into investigating a grisly murder while dealing with violent shadows from his own past, as well as confronting the suspiciousness of the bullfighting community and the stonewalling of local politicians in full electoral campaign. To top it all, Fallas, the loudest fiesta in the country, has just got underway. For Cámara, it seems his problems have only just begun.."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0312581831
  • ISBN: 9780312581831
  • Physical Description: 290 pages : map ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition
  • Publisher: New York : Minotaur Books, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus.
Subject: Bullfighters > Fiction.
Bullfighters > Crimes against > Fiction.
Police > Fiction.
Police > Spain > Fiction.
Police.
Valencia (Spain) > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Novels.

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Forsyth Central FIC Webster, Jason (Text) 0112517768910 Adult Fiction Available -
Marianna Black Library F WEBSTER (Text) 39493107228621 Adult Fiction Available -
Yancey County Public Library MFIC WEB (Text) 33333002696991 Adult Fiction Mystery Available -