LaBrava (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Elmore Leonard
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Detective and mystery
- Time of Work: The 1980’s
- Setting: Miami, Florida
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: Acting or actors, Crime or criminals, 1980’s, Detectives, Mysteries, Florida, Photography or photographers
- Locales: Miami, FL
Characters Discussed
Joseph LaBrava, formerly an agent for the Internal Revenue Service and for the Secret Service, now a professional photographer whose work is good enough to remind experts of such great photographers as Alfred Stieglitz and Diane Arbus. He is a friend of Maurice Zola, who introduces him to Jean Shaw, a film heroine of whom Joseph had dreamed while young. Joseph and Jean have a brief affair. Joseph is responsible for foiling a plot by Richard Nobles and Cundo Rey to extort money from Jean, but he comes to the sad realization that Jean actually was the chief...
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