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An Evening with Uva de Aragón

The Crime on Biltmore Way: A Case for Detective María Duquesne 

Monday, January 11,7pm

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The murder of a young decorator and art curator in her luxurious condominium in Coral Gables leads detective María Duquesne and her shrewd colleague Iván Fernández to interview members of a wealthy family at their homes in the best neighborhoods of Miami. Soon a second murder occurs in the gardens of the famous Palace of Vizcaya. Are the deaths of an elegant American from New York and an undocumented Hispanic woman related? After numerous twists and turns in this fascinating, suspenseful thriller, the answers will amaze readers.

About the Author:

Dr. Uva de Aragón is a renowned writer, journalist, and author of more than a dozen books, including the novels, both translated and published in English, The Memory of Silence (2014) and The Miracle of Saint Lazarus: A Mystery More Than Twenty Years in the Making (2019), her first thriller with Cuban-American detective María Duquesne. She earned her Ph.D. in Latin American Literature at the University of Miami. Until her retirement in 2011, she was a professor and Associate Director of the Cuban Research Institute (CRI) at Florida International University.