The Angst-Ridden Executive

The Angst-Ridden Executive

by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (Author), Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (Author), Ed Emery (Translator)

Synopsis

Antonio Jauma, an old acquaintance, dies desperately wanting to get in touch with Pepe Carvalho. Jauma's widow has good reason to believe that her husband's death is not what it seems. And who better to investigate than Carvalho, a private eye with a CIA past and contacts with the Communist Party.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: five star
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: 28 Mar 2002

ISBN 10: 185242740X
ISBN 13: 9781852427405

Media Reviews
I cannot wait for other Pepe Carvalho titles to be published here * New Statesman and Society *
Montalb?n writes with authority and compassion - a Le Carr?-like sorrow * Publishers Weekly *
Author Bio
Manuel Vazquez Montalban was born in Barcelona in 1939. He was a journalist, novelist and creator of Pepe Carvalho, a fast-living, gourmet private detective. Montalban won both the Raymond Chandler Prize and the French Grand Prix of Detective Fiction for his thrillers, which are translated into all major languages. He died in October 2003.