Lupe Solano
Created by Carolina Garcia-Aguilera

Cuban-born private eye LUPE SOLANO claims Miami's Little Havana as her turf, as does her creator, former real-life gumshoe Carolina Garcia-Aguilera. Lupe runs her own agency, assisted by her health-conscious cousin Leonardo and a motley crew of colourful investigators.

Lupe's young, tough, self-assured, and not above a roll in the hay, just for the fun of it; much to the dismay, understandably perhaps, of her older sister Lourdes, who's is a nun.

And also apparently of several of the more genteel fans on DorothyL. Fuck 'em, I say. Sometimes girls just wanna have fun, too.

A welcome addition to the genre, as is the single, short-story appearance of another Cuban-American P.I., Maria Magdalena Morales.

NOVELS

• Bloody Waters (1996)...Buy this book
• Bloody Shame (1997)...Buy this book
• Bloody Secrets (1998)...Buy this book
• A Miracle in Paradise (1999)...Buy this book
• Havana Heat (2000) ..Buy this book
• Bitter Sugar (2001) ..Buy this book

SHORT STORIES

• "Washington Avenue" (2001, Mystery Street)

Respctfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.