Mario Conde (Havana Quartet) Books in Order

The Havana Quartet (Las Cuatro Estaciones) is a series of four crime novels by Cuban author Leonardo Padura, published in Spanish between 1991 and 1998, featuring disillusioned Havana police detective Mario Conde; Padura later continued the character in several further novels.

Publication order

In the order the books were originally released.

  1. Cover of Havana Blue

    Havana Blue

    1991 · Leonardo Padura

    Suffering a terrible New Year's hangover, Lieutenant Mario Conde is asked to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Rafael Morin, a high-level…

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  2. Cover of Havana Gold

    Havana Gold

    1994 · Leonardo Padura

    Havana Gold is a 1994 book by Leonardo Padura. It is book 2 of the series Mario Conde (Havana Quartet).

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  3. Cover of Havana Red

    Havana Red

    1997 · Leonardo Padura

    Havana Red is a 1997 book by Leonardo Padura. It is book 3 of the series Mario Conde (Havana Quartet).

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  4. Cover of Havana Black

    Havana Black

    1998 · Leonardo Padura

    Havana Black is a 1998 book by Leonardo Padura. It is book 4 of the series Mario Conde (Havana Quartet).

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  5. Cover of Adiós Hemingway

    Adiós Hemingway

    2001 · Leonardo Padura

    Adiós Hemingway is a 2001 book by Leonardo Padura. It is book 5 of the series Mario Conde (Havana Quartet).

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  6. Cover of Havana Fever

    Havana Fever

    2005 · Leonardo Padura

    Fourteen years after retiring from the police force, Mario Conde now makes a living trading antique books. In the house of a rich Cuban who fled…

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  7. Cover of Herejes / Heretics

    Herejes / Heretics

    2013 · Leonardo Padura

    Herejes / Heretics is a 2013 book by Leonardo Padura. It is book 7 of the series Mario Conde (Havana Quartet).

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Frequently asked questions

What order should I read the Mario Conde (Havana Quartet) books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with “Havana Blue”. Start with “Havana Blue.”

How many books are in the Mario Conde (Havana Quartet) series?

We list 7 books by Leonardo Padura , published between 1991–2013.

Where can I buy the Mario Conde (Havana Quartet) books?

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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.