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The Sound of One Hand Killing (Paperback): Teresa Solana The Sound of One Hand Killing (Paperback)
Teresa Solana; Translated by Peter Bush 1
R286 R236 Discovery Miles 2 360 Save R50 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* On assignment Eduard and Borja check out an exclusive meditation centre in the ritziest part of Barcelona, only to discover the director murdered, whacked in the head with a statuette of the Buddha. The violent death of a neighbour - who happens to be a CIA agent - simultaneously drags them into an international conspiracy complicated by Borja's attempt to smuggle a priceless Assyrian figurine, the 'Lioness of Baghdad'.

Not So Perfect Crime (Paperback, New): Peter Bush Not So Perfect Crime (Paperback, New)
Peter Bush; Teresa Solana
R286 R234 Discovery Miles 2 340 Save R52 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

"A scathing satire of Spanish society, hilarious dialogue, all beautifully dressed up as a crime novel."--"Krimi-Couch"

"A first novel that's spread like wildfire by word of mouth."--"El Avui"

"Teresa Solana is great proof of the vitality of the roman noir in Catalan. . . . A wonderfully ironic hymn to the city of Barcelona."--"Diari de Balears"

Another day in Barcelona, another slimy politician's wife is suspected of infidelity. Lluis Font discovers a portrait of his wife in an exhibition that leads him to conclude he is being cuckolded by the artist. Concerned only about the potential political fallout, he hires twins Eduard and Pep, private detectives with a supposed knack for helping the wealthy with their "dirty laundry." Their office is adorned with false doors leading to nonexistent private rooms, a mysterious secretary who is always away, and a broken laptop computer picked up on the street. The case turns ugly when Font's wife is found poisoned by a "marron glace "from a box of sweets delivered anonymously.

This is a deftly plotted, bitingly funny mystery novel. A satire of Catalan politics and a fascinating insight into the life and habits of Barcelona's inhabitants, diurnal and nocturnal.

Teresa Solana lives in Barcelona. Born in 1962, she studied philosophy and worked as a literary translator and essayist. She has written several novels kept quietly in her drawer. "A Not So Perfect Crime," her first published title, won the 2007 Brigada 21 Prize for the best Catalan mystery novel.

A Shortcut to Paradise (Paperback): Teresa Solana A Shortcut to Paradise (Paperback)
Teresa Solana; Translated by Peter Bush 1
R286 R236 Discovery Miles 2 360 Save R50 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A writer is murdered at the Ritz on the night she wins an important literary prize, battered to death with the trophy she has just won. A satire of the Catalan literary scene dressed up as a hilarious murder mystery

The First Prehistoric Serial Killer and other stories (Paperback): Teresa Solana The First Prehistoric Serial Killer and other stories (Paperback)
Teresa Solana
R299 R251 Discovery Miles 2 510 Save R48 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An impressive and very funny collection of stories by Teresa Solana but the fun is very dark indeed. The oddest things happen. Statues decompose and stink out galleries, two old grandmothers are vengeful killers, a prehistoric detective on the verge of becoming the first religious charlatan trails a triple murder that is threatening cave life as the early innocents knew it. The collection also includes a sparkling web of Barcelona stories--connected by two criminal acts--that allows Solana to explore the darker side of different parts of the city and their seedier inhabitants.

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