Blood Med: (Max Camara 4)

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As Valencia implodes, things are getting dangerous and personal for Camara ; 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 Camara roars in on his motorbike... Camara is back in Valencia and in the old police headquarters the mood is tense as the chief hunts for cuts - who will go, Camara 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.

Brought up in England, Jason Webster lived for many years in Spain. 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; Sacred Sierra- A Year on a Spanish Mountain and the forthcoming The Spy with 29 Names. He is also the author of the Max Camara series of crime novels, the first of which, Or the Bull Kills You, was longlisted for the CWA Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards New Blood Dagger 2011. This was followed by A Death in Valencia and The Anarchist Detective.

One of the most creative writers working within the field of crime fiction, and one of the most entertaining -- Barry Forshaw * Daily Express * A gripping drama set against the backdrop of Spain's economic woes -- Natasha Harding * Sun * A series that just gets better and better. Each Max Camara novel is a treat to savour -- Mark Billingham All great cities need a fictional cop, and now Valencia has one of the very best in Jason Webster's dope smoking Chief Inspector Max Camara. Step into his world of the corrida, corruption, and clouds of saffron and you'll be hooked... -- Quintin Jardine An exceptional writer * Guardian *