I recall some contextual references to Santeria in works of
Robert Crais, Elmore Leonard, and Carl Hiassen.
Erick.
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>
> >Martin's a good friend and his Havana Bay is
remarkable, considering >our
>
> >culture is alien to him. I assisted him during
his research here.
>
> I loved the Cuban detective in HB; do you (or
anybody) know if MCS might
> be
> planning to do another Cuba book, maybe bringing her
back?
>
> >It's SANTERIA, a blend of African and Catholic
deities.
>
> Interesting. Anybody remember if this was the
religion Kevin Spacey/Mel
> Proffitt became obsessed with on "Wiseguy"? Or it
might have been a
> madeup
> religion, I just remember that he kept talking about
how it was a
> "syn-CRET
> -ic re-LIG-ion"; I had to look the word up and I
found out it basically
> meant blending native and imported
deities.
>
> getting off topic for mysteries but still about
Cuba-in-the-news, somebody
>
> just asked me how long the US has had a base at
Guantanomo. I guessed
> that
> it went back to the Spanish American War but I have
no real idea -
>
> Carrie
>
>
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