Jason Webster is an acclaimed author whose work spans biography, travel, history, and crime fiction, with a particular authority on Spain. His books, translated internationally, are noted for their compelling narratives and insightful explorations of Spanish culture and history. Often favorably compared to literary luminaries, Webster's writing style is characterized by its engaging prose and deep thematic resonance. He skillfully weaves together factual elements with fictional techniques to illuminate the complexities of his chosen subjects.
Max Cámara returns to navigate a world filled with intrigue and danger. Set against a backdrop of vibrant culture, he faces complex challenges that test his resolve and skills. As he delves deeper into his latest case, unexpected alliances and fierce adversaries emerge, revealing hidden motives and dark secrets. This gripping narrative combines suspense with rich character development, making it a captivating read for fans of crime and mystery genres.
Spain is corrupt and on the brink of collapse.The king is ill, banks are closing, hospitals are in chaos, homes are lost, demonstrators riot and rightwing thugs patrol the street. The tunnels beneath the streets are at once a refuge and a source of anger. And as the blood flows, C�mara roars in on his motorbike. He's is back in Valencia and in the old police headquarters the mood is tense as the chief hunts for cuts--who will go, C�mara or his friend Torres? The two men are flung into action investigating the suicide of an ex- bank clerk and the brutal murder of a young American woman. As the city erupts around them, their case takes them into the heart of the trouble.
Detective Max Camara is under pressure. When one of Camara's long term
adversaries is put in charge of the missing abortionist case, tensions are
quickly running high, and with ominous cracks spreading across the walls of
his flat, Camara soon has nowhere to turn.
Sent on leave after his last, brutal, case, Max Camara returns to his home
town in La Mancha, famous for producing the finest saffron in the world. His
old friend Yago is investigating a particularly nasty murder which sets off
memories Max has been trying to bury for years.
Tensions in Spain are rising: political violence and social unrest have re-emerged. In Catalonia, the call for independence is getting louder. The last time Barcelona moved to break away, in the 1930s, Spain descended into civil war. A shallow grave is found among abandoned orange groves outside Valencia. Chief Inspector Max C�mara, heading up the new Special Crime Unit, is on the case--but he uncovers a tangled web that could decimate Barcelona and destabilize the whole country. The stakes are higher than anything he's ever known.
Having followed a conventional path through school and university, Jason Webster was poised to enter academia. However, after his aloof Florentine girlfriend abruptly ended their relationship, he found himself at a crossroads. Choosing to abandon his academic future, he traveled to Spain in search of duende, the intense emotional state integral to flamenco. His journey unfolds as he immerses himself in flamenco culture, enduring the demanding regimen of his guitar teacher, practicing until his fingers bleed. He becomes entangled in a passionate affair with Lola, a flamenco dancer married to a dangerous man, prompting him to flee Alicante in fear for his life. In Madrid, he mingles with Gypsies and meets the formidable Jesús, descending into a chaotic, drug-fueled lifestyle of theft and disarray. This self-destructive spiral continues until he reaches Granada, battered and bruised after two years of total immersion in flamenco. It is here that he begins to understand his obsession. This narrative captures a young man's emotional coming of age while providing profound insights into the passionate essence of flamenco.
As Islam and the West prepare to clash once again, Jason Webster embarks on a quest to discover Spain's hidden Moorish legacy and lift the lid on a country once forged by both Muslims and Christians. He meets Zine, a young illegal immigrant from Morocco, a twenty-first century Moor, lured over with the promise of a job but exploited as a slave labourer on a fruit farm. Jason's life is threatened as he investigates the agricultural gulag, Zine rescues him, and the unlikely pair of writer and desperado take off on a rollercoaster ride through Andalucía.While Jason unveils the neglected Arab ancestry of modern Spain - apparent in its food, language, people and culture - Zine sets out on his own parallel quest, a one-man peace mission to resolve Muslim-Christian tensions by proving irresistible to Spanish señoritas.
Either you kill the bull, or the bull kills you - traditional proverb. Chief Inspector Max Cámara hates bullfighting but one hot afternoon in Valencia he has to replace his boss, judging a festival corrida that stars Spain's most famous young matador. That night, he is summoned back to the bullring where the young matador's dead body now lies, naked and mutilated. As the city prepares for Fallas, the five day festival of fireworks and celebrations, and the politicians work feverishly towards an election, Cámara hunts down his prey through the city's streets and bars. But as he follows the trail of death, money, corruption and sex in search of the killer, he must also battle his own demons and desires...
