The poisoned pawn
By: Peggy Blair
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780143180005
Subjects: Cubans; Fiction; Murder; Investigation; Detective and mystery stories
Description: The gripping, fast-paced sequel to the critically acclaimed "The Beggar's Opera" Detective Mike Ellis returns home after he is cleared in the death of a young boy while on vacation in Cuba, only to discover that his estranged wife, Hilary, is dead, and that he's the main suspect. Meanwhile, Inspector Ramirez, head of the Havana Major Crimes Unit, is dispatched to Ottawa to take custody of a Cuban priest apprehended by authorities while in possession of a laptop full of child pornography. Ramirez will uncover a web of deceit and depravity that extends from the corridors of power in Ottawa to the hallowed halls of the Vatican--and back again.
Notes: "An Inspector Ramirez novel"--Cover.

Reprint. Originally published: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Penguin, 2013.