When a diplomat's son is found in the Havana Woods, strangled by a red ribbon and wearing a flashy red dress, the righteous, Marlowe-like Inspector Mario Conde -- known as "The Count" -- must unravel the controversial mystery under the eyes of the 1989 Communist Party. The third of four Havana detective novels featuring Inspector Conde and the first of the quartet translated into English.  (CBA103, $13.95)

A Lieutenant Mario Conde Mystery