Book Overview
"Montalban writes with authority and compassion-a le Carre-like sorrow."-"Publishers Weekly The lights go out during a meeting of the Central Committee of the Spanish Communist Party; Fernando... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1612190367
ISBN13:9781612190365
Release Date:February 2012
Publisher:Melville House Publishing
Length:203 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
great fun!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
The book is so engaging one reads it almost breathlessly. The historical context and the diversity of characters makes it lots of fun. I disagree with the previous reviewer that Montalban's discussion of our hero's culinary knowledge and talents detracts from the book -- on the contrary, all discussions of food and wine are fascinating and delicious. Warning: do not read on a empty stomach!
Highly intelligent and realistically hardboiled
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I was surprised how uncompromising Montalban was about taking us through party politics in post-Franco Spain -- which turned out to be much more interesting than I might have anticipated. There is enough violence to keep one concerned, several fleshed-out characters, a sense of reality throughout. If I have a quibble it's that the reader is subjected to rather too much about what a gourmet the hero-detective is. Otherwise, it was smartly done and I'll read Montalban again.
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