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Offside

Offside

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

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    Paperback 2001

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Synopsis

?The centre forward will be killed at dusk...? To revive its sagging fortunes, Barcelona FC has bought the services of Jack Mortimer, European Footballer of the Year. No sooner has Mortimer taken possession of his company Porsche than death threats start arriving. Are they a hoax, the work of a loner or are they connected to the awesome real estate speculation that is tearing Barcelona apart? While Catalan pimps and racketeers are being hustled off the streets by crime syndicates from the Middle East, Pepe Carvalho is thinking of retirement, but the need to save the soul of his beloved Barcelona forces him to take on a case that can only end in disaster.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: 24 May 2001
ISBN 10: 1852427426
ISBN 13: 9781852427429

Media Reviews
?Does for modern Barcelona what Dickens did for 19th-Century London? Total Football ?Like Get Shorty with tapas bars? Offside
The most original detective to come along in an age and the mix of political intrigue, Barcelona style, and Catalan cooking tips, makes for a great read * Venue *
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.