Bloody Shame

by Carolina Garcia-Aguilera

Overview

Miami's favorite "feisty and engaging" Cuban-American sleuth is back to tackle deadly domestic drama in her second outing following Bloody Waters (People).
With her investigation agency running as smoothly as her Mercedes, Lupe Solano finally has time to take a vacation to Key West, the home of one of her former lovers. But sun and sex will have to wait when her best friend, interior designer Margarita Vidal, passes away in a car accident.
Before she died, Margarita had seemed preoccupied and mentioned that she knew something about Lupe's latest case—a jewelry store owner's killing of a thief. Determined to figure out what Margarita was trying to tell her, Lupe throws herself into the investigation, uncovering unlikely connections between marriage and murder . . .
Praise for the Lupe Solano Mysteries
"Sexy." —Chicago Tribune
"A fascinating hero." —The Miami Herald
"Carolina Garcia-Aguilera has created a new private eye named Lupe Solano, and what a creation she is—strong, sexy, funny, and Miami-smart. A wonderful new addition to the ranks of female PIs." —Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times–bestselling author

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798337202167
Publisher:	Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
Publication date:	08/12/2025
Series:	The Lupe Solano Mysteries , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	338
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera is a Cuban-born American writer. Her books have been translated into twelve languages, and her seventh novel, One Hot Summer, was made into a film for Lifetime Television. Born in Havana, she came to the United States when she was ten years old, eventually graduating from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, with a B.A. in history and political science. Going on to become a private investigator, Garcia-Aguilera is now the author of ten books, including seven in the Lupe Solano Mysteries series. She lives in Miami Beach with her three daughters.

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Editorial Reviews

A second foray into the world of Cuban Miami with p.i. Lupe Solano (Bloody Waters, 1996), this time working on an assignment from sometime lover Tommy McDonald. McDonald is the lawyer representing Alonso Arango Sr., owner of Optima Jewelers in Coral Gables, who admits to shooting would-be robber Gustavo Gaston six times as Gaston came at him with a knife in the store's back office. The knife, however, is nowhere to be found, and six shots seem excessive. McDonald's plea of self-defense for his client is in jeopardy, and Lupe is asked to do background research. The store employs three salespeople, a bookkeeper, and a part-time cleaner, all of who disclaim any knowledge of Gustavo Gaston. So, too, does Arango's family—his wife Isabel and three grown sons. Lupe has a personal stake in this case, having recovered a phone message from her dearest friend Margarita, a decorator working on the Arango residence, only after Margarita's fatal car accident, telling Lupe that she has information about the case. As it turns out, almost everyone involved has something to hide. Before the close, the body count has furiously escalated and Lupe has been tailed, threatened, kidnapped, and herself almost killed. She comes through with the goods, of course—fortified throughout by lots of fine food, good liquor, and an occasional bout of lovemaking.

A free-spirited heroine, some wry humor, and an insider's look at an unfamiliar milieu are pluses here. But the chaotic plot, with its excess of paper-thin characters, may lose readers long before the finish.

Kirkus Reviews