A Death in Valencia

Detective Max Camara is under pressure.

A renowned paella chef has been found dead; the town hall are set on demolishing El Cabanyal, the colourful fisherman's quarter on Valencia's sea-front; an abortionist has been kidnapped and with the Pope due to visit the city, the police are summoned to offer protection from crowds of the faithful and the danger of anti-religionists alike.

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.

Brought up in England, Jason Webster has lived for several years in Valencia, the setting of his Cámara novels. His acclaimed non-fiction books about Spain include
Duende: A Journey in Search of Flamenco;
Andalus: Unlocking the Secrets of Moorish Spain;
Guerra: Living in the Shadows of the Spanish Civil War and
Sacred Sierra: A Year on a Spanish Mountain. His first Cámara crime novel,
Or the Bull Kills You, was longlisted for the CWA Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards New Blood Dagger 2011.

"Jason Webster has made Valencia his own... This is Chief Inspector Max Camara's second outing, and his colourful personality is every bit a match for the vibrant but often trouble home of paella he has to keep safe" -- Henry Sutton Daily Mirror "Camara is a lively edition to Mediterranean coppery" -- Marcel Berlins The Times "Our favourite Spanish, flamenco-loving, brandy-drinking inspector (and there are a few) is back" Sport Magazine "Camara is the opposite of the conventional 'foodie' detective from Mediterranean fiction... [Camara's] perceptions of what is wrong with Spanish society form an original background to a complex thriller" -- Jane Jakeman Independent "This second novel featuring resourceful protagonist Max Camara is quite the equal of its atmospheric predecessor Or the Bull Kills You" Good Book Guide