Mystery books from Uruguay
Recommended mystery books (4)
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If you are into mystery here are some mystery books from Uruguay for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Child's Play by Carmen Posadas EN
Country: South America / Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
Luisa Davila is an established Spanish mystery writer who decides that her detective's next case will involve the suspicious death of a child at an elite private day school. However, following the death of one of her daughter's schoolmates, Luisa is troubled by memories of her own past.
2.
Cinco moscas azules by Carmen Posadas ES
Country: South America / Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
La actitud del protagonista Molinet con la que se inicia el relato, sentado en un restaurante acreditado de Londres y en condiciones de diseccionar cuanto le rodea y cuanto recuerda, marca el signo de una novela en la que prima la voluntad de hacerle la autopsia sin anestesia a una clase más o menos rica pero sobre todo insoportable y perfectamente prescindible.
3.
Little Indiscretions by Carmen Posadas EN
Country: South America / Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
A runaway international bestseller and winner of Spain’s top literary prize, Little Indiscretions is part ingeniously entertaining whodunit and part sparkling social satire. Business is slow for Nestor Chaffino, pastry chef to the rich and famous, until he’s invited to cater a party in a villa on the Costa del Sol. When Nestor is found frozen to death in a walk-in freezer with a notebook in his hand, the party guests gathered that evening are the natural suspects. But who could have it in for a harmless cook? The answer, it turns out, is just about everyone who happens to be staying in the hou... continue
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The Hand That Feeds You by Mercedes Rosende EN
Country: South America / Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
The sequel to last year's much-lauded Crocodile Tears ("Reads like a marvellous mash-up of Anita Brookner and Quentin Tarantino." The Times). The attempted robbery of the armored truck in the back streets of Montevideo is a miserable failure. A lucky break for the intrepid Ursula who manages to snatch all the loot, more hindered than helped by her faint-hearted and reluctant companion Diego. Only now, the wannabe robbers are hot on her heels. As is the police. And a private detective. And Ursula's sister. But Ursula turns out to be enormously talented when it comes to criminal undertakings, an... continue