A body is found in a Havana park. A young man dressed in a beautiful red evening dress, strangled. The victim had fled his family, finding refuge with Marques, an exile in his own country, an author and theatre director living alone. Conde's investigation reveals a stifling, corrupt society: a Cuban reality where nothing is what it seems A young transvestite is found strangled in a Havana park. Mario Conde's first investigation into a young man's violent murder exposes the equally disturbing death of his beloved Cuba.
