Willie Cuesta

Created by John Lantigua

Edgar-nominated author John Lantigua introduced Cuban-American private eye WILLIE CUESTA in Player's Vendetta (1999), who's set up shop in Miami's Little Havana, when he's not working security at Caliente, his big brother Tommy's salsa club.

A former police detective for the Miami PD, has plenty of contacts on the streets, on both sides of the law, although many of his cases take unexpected turns, perhaps most meorably in The Ultimate Havana (2001), which offered a thoroughly entertaining dive into the world of counterfeit Cuban cigars.

Former Miami Herald reporter Lantigua has also written several non-P.I thrillers, including Burn Season, Heat Lightning and Twister, as well as the historical novel La ficha roja.

UNDER OATH

"Lantigua knows the Caribbean and Miami the way Chandler knew Los Angeles."

-- Paul Levine, author of 9 Scorpions

NOVELS

Player's Vendetta (1999)..Buy this book
The Ultimate Havana (2001)..Buy this book
The Lady from Buenos Aries (2007)..Buy this book
On Hallowed Ground (2011)..Buy this book..Kindle it!

SHORT STORIES

"The Jungle" (2001, And the Dying Is Easy)

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