Havana Noir

"[A] superb collection . . . The 18 stories by current and former residents of Havana are gritty, heartbreaking and capture the city." —Orlando Sentinel

To most outsiders, Havana is a tropical sin city. Habaneros know that this is neither new nor particularly true. In the real Havana—the lawless Havana that never appears in the postcards or tourist guides—the concept of sin has been banished by the urgency of need. And need—aching and hungry—inevitably turns the human heart darker, feral,...