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Havana Requiem: A Legal Thriller Hardcover – Bargain Price, May 8, 2012

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Fueled by alcohol and legal brilliance, Michael Seeley once oversaw his law firm’s most successful litigation. Until it all fell apart. Recklessness and overreach cost him his wife, his job, and likely the life of his last client, a Chinese dissident journalist. Havana Requiem, the latest Seeley novel from the acclaimed author Paul Goldstein, opens after a year’s sobriety has earned Seeley back most of what he lost: the partnership in his Manhattan law firm, if not his corner office; the wary respect of most of his partners; the lucrative clients—but not the gin-sharpened passion.

Then the renowned Cuban musician Héctor Reynoso enters his office with a simple request: help him and other composers who defined Cuba’s musical golden age of the 1940s and ’50s—the music that made the Buena Vista Social Club internationally famous—reclaim the copyright to their work. When Reynoso goes missing, Seeley’s reluctant promise to help draws him progressively deeper into Havana’s violent underbelly and a decades-long conspiracy that runs from the partners in his firm to the U.S. State Department to Cuba’s security police, who are willing to do anything to suppress the truth. In the heat of Havana, Seeley will lose himself to his worst and best passions as his pursuit of justice becomes a desperate gambit to save not only his composers but the stunning Amaryll, who is playing her own dangerous game.

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320 pages
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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May 8, 2012
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6.48 x 1.34 x 9.11 inches
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“I love this book. Fascinating, Byzantine, and completely unpredictable, Havana Requiem puts Paul Goldstein squarely in the first rank of not only legal thriller writers but all thriller writers. The portrait of post-Fidel Cuba and the sweltering inequities of Havana is unforgettable.”
—Timothy Hallinan, author of The Queen of Patpong

Praise for Paul Goldstein’s previous Michael Seeley novels

“A Patent Lie . . . trumps John Grisham’s work in every way—character, setting, plot and the prose—and gives readers interested in the drama of a high-value legal case a great reward for their attention.”
—Alan Cheuse, NPR, All Things Considered

“[Errors and Omissions] displays the keen eye and sure hand of a gifted writer . . . Memorable.”
—Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal

“It’s difficult to convey the mounting excitement with which I turned the pages . . . The writing [is] masterful, not one wasted word . . . A terrific read.”
—Sue Grafton

About the Author

Paul Goldstein is regularly included in Best Lawyers in America and is the author of two previous Michael Seeley novels.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BJY0BQY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Farrar, Straus and Giroux (May 8, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.48 x 1.34 x 9.11 inches

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Paul Goldstein is a writer, lawyer, and the Lillick Professor of Law at Stanford Law School. He is the author of four novels: "Secret Justice" (Ankerwycke, 2016); the bestsellers "Errors and Omissions" (Doubleday, 2006) and "A Patent Lie" (Doubleday, 2008); and "Havana Requiem" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012), which received the 2013 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. His fifth novel, "Legal Asylum: A Comedy," will be published in February 2017.

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Alma Robinson

A Great "Lawyers for the Arts" Novel

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2012

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The twisted vineyard of copyright termination provides the legal terrain for Paul Goldstein's thriller, Havana Requiem. Overlaid with the opaque veil of Cuban-American politics, the story of lawyer Michael Seeley's determined quest to retrieve copyrights for a group of renowned Cuban musicians provides enough verisimilitude to carry the intrigue through to the last chapter.

Goldstein, who teaches intellectual property at Stanford Law School, handles the legal issues of copyright termination with a deft touch--just enough to let you understand the legal urgency without overwhelming you with the technical details.

As director of California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA), I naturally identified with Seeley's determination to fight for the underdog Cuban artists who are being abused in the marketplace of music licensing. Indeed Seeley, who participates in Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (our "sister organization" in New York), fights with his hard driving law firm partners to provide pro bono legal service to low-income clients.

In order to sign up his clients, Seeley ends up in Havana, where he becomes an action hero as well as the romantic lead. And then the story really starts to brew, populated with characters whose motives aren't revealed until the very end.

Having just returned from CLA's first educational excursion to Cuba, I enjoyed touring Havana again with Michael Seeley, revisiting the Hotel Nacional, the Malecon and other historic landmarks.

A great read for lawyers, musicians and normal people.

Alma Robinson, California Lawyers for the Arts

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Bill

Tour de Force

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2012

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Paul Goldstein's "Havana Requiem" is a tour de force of plot twists and compelling writing. It seems like these novels of Goldstein's just get better and better. As many readers no doubt know, Goldstein is one of the most prominent copyright scholars in the world, and he is obviously comfortable with complexity. He has created a highly memorable character in Michael Seeley, his principled-yet-flawed protagonist -- an idealistic, recovering alcoholic-attorney struggling to remain sober in the face of one one chaotic situation after another. In this particular book, obsessed with the idea of recovering music publishing rights for Cuban musicians who have been exploited by US publishers for decades, Seeley risks everything when he tracks these musicians down in Cuba, where his motives are questioned by all and he encounters more than he bargained for in a society he can never fully comprehend or penetrate. Once you pick this book up, you won't be able to put it down!

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Judy in CA

Good but not his best

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2016

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Have purchased all of Mr. Goldstein's book. I thought this one was not quite as good as the others. Will keeping trying him.

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2015

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A delightful surprise; subject matter that could have gone dry at any time, and yet the plot was full of unexpected twists, the writing excellent, the characters people you could care about. One of the least predictable books I've ever read and yet it all seemed logical when revealed. And did I say atmospheric? Felt like I was in Havana.

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Luis Gonzalez

Engaging TALE !

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2012

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This legal drama is far above the Grisham kind in my view. Literature quality prose is easy flowing and delightful . Geographical and cultural flavor seems very accurate and well researched. An absolute page turner !

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2014

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I'm an Intellectual Property lawyer and understand a good deal about what Mr. Goldstein is saying. But in some cases his reasoning was hard to follow.

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Joan

Masterful descriptions

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2012

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I greatly enjoyed reading Paul Goldstein's first two novels: "A Patent Lie" & "Errors and Omissions." "Havana Requiem" is even more amazing in the way
Paul Goldstein brings Cuba to life. If you have not visited Cuba, read "Havana Requiem" and you will be there. I look forward to reading more books by this exceptional author.

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2013

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I enjoyed the read. Pretty gritty detective yarn (even with a lawyer as the principle character). Havana seemed pretty realistic.

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