Or the Bull Kills You

from Olivermagnus

I discovered this book by accident while looking to complete a challenge. What a serendipitous find! This is the first book featuring Chief Inspector Max Camara, who has been asked at the last minute to preside over a bullfight as president of the ring. He's less than delighted because he disappr...

from Scrabblenut

I really enjoyed this book. It takes place in Valencia, Spain, and the author makes the city come alive for the reader. A talented matador is murdered and his body left staged in the center of the bullring. The detective charged with solving the murder is a complex, conflicted character. The murd...

from PennyMck

Excellent descriptions of Valencia, Spain. Very evocative if you have ever visited that city.

from maneekuhi

Here's how Jason Webster describes his hero, Max Camara: "...a dope-smoking, Fallas-hating, proverb-quoting, flamenco-loving, Valencia-based murder detective with the Policia Nacional, with a complicated, shattered love life, no social life to speak of, and a career lying in tatters." I would hav...

from maneekuhi

Here's how Jason Webster describes his hero, Max Camara: "...a dope-smoking, Fallas-hating, proverb-quoting, flamenco-loving, Valencia-based murder detective with the Policia Nacional, with a complicated, shattered love life, no social life to speak of, and a career lying in tatters." I would hav...