John Lantigua

A Willie Cuesta Mystery

1 - Player's Vendetta (Aug-1999)
2 - The Ultimate Havana (Apr-2001)
2.5 - The Jungle (Jun-2001)
3 - The Lady from Buenos Aires (Mar-2007)
4 - On Hallowed Ground (Jul-2011)
5 - Remember My Face (Oct-2020)

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  Heat Lightning
  

  • Oct-1987
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  Burn Season
  

  • Nov-1989
  • / General Fiction
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  Twister
  

  • Jan-1992
  • / Suspense
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  A curious journalist investigates the mysterious deaths occurring in a dried-up oil town on the border of Mexico and finds that greed has become more threatening to the town than the dreaded black tornado...

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  Player's Vendetta
  

  • Aug-1999
  • / General Fiction
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  A Willie Cuesta Mystery - 1
  

  Cuban-American private investigator Willie Cuesta journeys through Miami's colorful Little Havana as he searches for a woman's missing boyfriend, a man who has embarked on his own desperate and vengeful search for a killer. Original....

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  The Ultimate Havana
  

  • Apr-2001
  • / Suspense
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  A Willie Cuesta Mystery - 2
  

  Hired to find Carlos Espada, the missing son of a famed cigar manufacturer, private detective Willie Cuesta uncovers a bitter rivalry between two huge tobacco conglomerates, a counterfeit cigar ring in which the missing man may have been involved, an...

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  The Jungle
  

  in And the Dying is Easy

  • Jun-2001
  • / Mystery
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  A Willie Cuesta Mystery - 2.5
  

  WHAT I SOLVED ON MY SUMMER VACATION. Detectives make their reputations solving cases of murder and mayhem. Ever wonder what happens when they try to get away from it all? In this summertime crime spree, twenty of today's best mystery writers--f...

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  The Lady from Buenos Aires
  

  • Mar-2007
  • / Suspense
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  A Willie Cuesta Mystery - 3
  

  Willie Cuesta wears tropical shirts, cool linen slacks, and Mexican sandals to ward off the Florida heat. Formerly a Miami Police Department detective, he now works as chief of security at his brother's salsa club while he waits for new clients at hi...

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  On Hallowed Ground
  

  • Jul-2011
  • / Mystery
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  A Willie Cuesta Mystery - 4
  

  Miami-based private eye Willie Cuesta is feeling good. It's a clear, crisp January day, and he has a new client. And she's not just any old client; she's from Key Biscayne, a posh part of town. And when she insists on meeting at the Ritz Carlton, Wil...

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  Remember My Face
  

  • Oct-2020
  • / Police Procedural
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  A Willie Cuesta Mystery - 5
  

  Willie Cuesta, former Miami Police Department detective turned private investigator, is relaxing at a beachfront hotel when he receives a call from an immigration attorney about a case. He’s reluctant to leave the view—of the sea and sever...

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  Black Cat Weekly #40
  

  • Jun-2022
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  Once again we have an eclectic mix of stories new and old. Leading off the pack is an original tale by Andrew Welsh-Huggins, “Digging In,” as a couple goes to great lengths to save their marriage. It was acquired for BCW by editor Michael Bracken...

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  In the War Zone of the Heart
  

  • Oct-2022
  • / General Fiction
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  In the title story of this collection, detective Willie Cuesta is on a stakeout in a singles bar, tracking an errant husband, when he gets a call about a potential case. The next day, he meets Isabel Guevara, who is originally from Nicaragua. Her twi...

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