cover image The Perez Family

The Perez Family

Christine Bell. Harper Perennial, $11 (256pp) ISBN 978-0-06-097401-5

Juan Raul Perez is inexplicably removed from a Cuban prison, sent to Miami and mistakenly paired with an enterprising, sexy woman who shares his last name. ``Bell sustains her feverish plot with wit and verve,'' said PW . ``Her humor and dexterity are matched by her mercy for her characters and the chaotic world so unforgettably rendered here.'' (July)