When the corpse of a Russian is hauled from the oily waters of <strong>Havana Bay</strong>Arkady Renko comes to Cuba to identify the body. Looking for the kille... » 

When the corpse of a Russian is hauled from the oily waters of Havana BayArkady Renko comes to Cuba to identify the body. Looking for the killer hediscovers a city of faded loneliness unexpected danger and bewilderingcontradictions. His investigation introduces him to a beautiful Cubanpolicewoman to the rituals of Santeria to an American fugitive and a group ofruthless mercenaries. In this place where all things Russian are despisedwhere Hemingway fished and the KGB flourished where the hint of music isalways in the air Arkady finds a trail of deceit that reaches halfway aroundthe worldand a reason to relish his own life again. From the Paperbackedition. «