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Carolina Garcia-Aguilera was born in Havana, Cuba, and her family emigrated to the United States one . HAVANA HEAT, the fifth Lupe Solano mystery, is an exciting tale that provides focus on the Cuban-American population.

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera was born in Havana, Cuba, and her family emigrated to the United States one year after Fidel Castro took power. A former licensed detective in Miami, handling both civil and criminal cases, Carolina decided, after more than ten years in the business, that she would much prefer writing detective stories to living them. She now makes her home in South Beach. Carolina is the author of three previous Lupe Solano mystery novels. The story line includes three cases that keep Lupe hopping non-stop.

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera (born 1949) is a Cuban-born American writer

Havana Heat (Lupe Solano, Book 5). ISBN. 0380807408 (ISBN13: 9780380807406). Carolina Garcia-Aguilera (born 1949) is a Cuban-born American writer. She has written a series of mystery stories, and two novels. She was born in Havana, Cuba in July 1949. She has written a series of mystery books, featuring a female Cuban-American private investigator in Miami named Lupe (Guadalupe) Solano.

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera (born July 13, 1949) is an American writer born in Havana, Cuba on July 13, 1949. She has written seven (7) novels in a mystery series, three (3) stand-alone novels, numerous short stories and contributed to a number of Anthologies. Carolina Garcia-Aguilera moved to the United States when she was 10 years old. She attended Miss Porter's Preparatory School in Farmington, Connecticut, for high school before graduating from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, with a .

Cuban-born, Miami Beach–based Carolina Garcia-Aguilera is the author of nine books as well as a contributor to many anthologies, butshe is perhaps best known . .or her Lupe Solano mystery series. Ms. Garcia-Aguilera, who has been a private investigator for twenty-fiveyears, has been the recipient of many awards.

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Garcia-Aguilera's protagonist is Lupe Solano, the daughter of wealthy Cuban exiles. Garcia-Aguilera's plot takes many twists and turns and becomes one of the most sophisticated first mysteries I have read in years. It is a terrific book, and I recommend it highly. Her father dreams of sailing his yacht home to his native Cuba following Castro's demise. 2 people found this helpful.

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera was born in Havana, Cuba, and her family emigrated to the United States one year .

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera (born 1949) is a Cuban-born American writer She has not published any books since 2003. Series: Lupe Solano Mystery.

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera (born 1949) is a Cuban-born American writer. In 1960, she emigrated to the United States, living in Palm Beach, Florida, and then New York City. She has not published any books since 2003.

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera is a Cuban-born American writer. Bloody Secrets (Lupe Solano Mysteries). Lupe Solano has been called "funny, sexy, and. Lupe Solano has been called "funny, sexy, and Miami-smart" by Nelson DeMille, and "an absolute joy" by The Miami Herald. Now the celebrated sleuth returns. In a sweeping story that takes readers from the last days of Batista's Havana, to the Guantanamo Bay refugee camp, to Miami's high society, Lupe takes the case of a balsero-a refugee who escaped Cuba by raft

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera is a Cuban-born American writer. She has written ten novels including the Lupe Solano mystery series. Her latest novel is Magnolia. Born in Havana, Cuba, she came to the United States when she was 10. She went to Miss Porters in Farmington, CT for high school, before graduating from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, with . in history and political science. She became a Private Investigator in 1986 with a goal of writing a series featuring a female Cuban-American . Garcia-Aguilera is the author of ten books, seven in the Lupe Solano series

Miami P.I. Lupe Solano overhears a conversation and finds herself drawn into a hunt for a legendary masterpiece, the eighth Unicorn Tapestry, a piece of art that someone is willing to kill for.

Download Havana Heat: A Lupe Solano Mystery epub

ISBN: 038097780X
ISBN13: 978-0380977802
Category: Mystery
Subcategory: Mystery
Author: Carolina Garcia-aguilera
Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow; 1st edition (October 1, 2000)
Pages: 368 pages
ePUB size: 1704 kb
FB2 size: 1737 kb
Rating: 4.6
Votes: 978
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Sassy, sexy Cubana PI, Lupe Solano, firmly believes she should have been born a man. Lupe says she thinks like a man, acts like one and lives her life like one. She is, however, speaking about sexual politics and roles in the world she knows best - Miami's Little Havana, and her point of view is that of an upper-class Cuban-American woman. Although she may be very different from other women in her community, she is certainly all female - an independent and feisty one. Carolina Garcia-Aguilera brings her protagonist and supporting cast to life with much wit and an insider's cultural and political take on the Miami community. Lupe is one of the most interesting women private investigators around today - earthy but sophisticated, packs a pistol and paints her nails - a gumshoe who wears Manolo Blahnicks.
Lupe and her "latest love interest" attend her niece Marianna's wedding to a very wealthy scion of the old Cuban aristocracy, where she is approached by the groom's Aunt Lucia. A family heirloom, a lost tapestry given to an ancestor by Christopher Columbus in 1502, is hidden in Havana and the family has been unable to retrieve it for 40+ years. Very few people know that the antique masterpiece exists. Lucia wants to hire our gal PI to travel to Cuba and bring it back. Before Lupe can even pack her suitcase, a shady business acquaintance turns up dead - strangled with a pair of pantyhose. Then a second murder occurs and Lupe begins to suspect that the killings and her quest for the priceless tapestry could be connected.
"Havana Heat" is an enthralling mystery filled with international intrigue, suspense, murder, details of the Cuban art world, and an insider's close-up portrait of a little-known community. Ms. Garcia-Aguilera writes from experience as she was born in Cuba, raised in Little Havana and worked as a licensed PI in Miami for over ten years. Her research is impeccable and her humor adds much to the narrative. I thoroughly enjoyed this one!
JANA

Gribandis

Wow! Hang on to your seat again in this continuing series of Miami woman private investigator Lupe Solano, as she brings stolen art treasures out of Havana. As usual in all of Garcia-Aguilera's books, be prepared for a surprise twist and BLOCKBUSTER ENDING! I literally could not put this book down as I gripped the arms of my chair reading it. Plenty of good food and drink, men in her life, and all-around excitement. The fact that the author sometimes goes a bit overboard on aristocratic Cuban-American society only makes the books more humorous and interesting. I really enjoy that, and the way she is able to constantly turn a clever phrase. The author knows well what she is talking about, being a Cuban-American herself, and having spend 10 years as a Miami woman PI before becoming an investigator. I really appreciate learning a lot from her books about the Cuban subculture.
If you have the chance to read Bitter Sugar first, the first book in this series, by all means do so. But if you are not able to, this book stands well on its own.

Saithinin

I really like allthe Lupe Solano mysteries. They are just plain good.

Fast Lovebird

The book was in good condition. I purchased it for my daughter. The book arrived at the time it was suppose to.

Mr_Jeйson

Cuban-American private investigator Lupe Solano cannot stand attending the society wedding even if her cousin is the bride. However, the boring reception picks up when the groom,'s Aunt Lucia declares that an eighth Unicorn Tapestry exists in Havana. Lupe knows that the Upper Manhattan Cloisters Museum houses the seven known tapestries, but the possibility of another one is intriguing except for a trip back to Cuba to obtain the priceless item.

As Lupe mulls over the wisdom of a clandestine visit to Havana, sleazy art dealer Angel Estrada tries to hire Lupe to also go to Cuba to smuggle out paintings by his sister. Finally, her former lover attorney Tommy McDonald wants Lupe to look into the ownership of an apparently stolen painting. When murder enters the fray, Lupe realizes Havana may be her only chance of not becoming the next victim.

HAVANA HEAT, the fifth Lupe Solano mystery, is an exciting tale that provides focus on the Cuban-American population. The story line includes three cases that keep Lupe hopping non-stop. Lupe retains her freshness and the support cast propels the tale forward, provides humor to the plot and adds insight into the lead character. Carolina Garcia-Aguilera has written another strong ethnic mystery that showcases her ability to provide the audience with an engaging novel.

Harriet Klausner

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