by TeresaSolana (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 210
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Published: 09 Aug 2018
ISBN 10: 1912242079
ISBN 13: 9781912242078
Teresa Solana's novel, makes you laugh so much the tears soon start to roll.. El Pais
Solana's excellent debut novel, set in the streets and parlors of Barcelona, offers both probing social commentary and an excellent crime story. Booklist
.. .She paints a glorious picture of an urbane and lubricious Hispanic lifestyle as the brothers gumshoe their way through cocktail bars and tapas joints... The portrayal of winter life in Barcelona is lively and the relationship between the two brothers is fascinating... Times Literary Supplement
Solana's sparkling debut pokes sharp fun at Catalan politics, society and pretensions. . From their false front of an office and the secretary who exists only as a lingering scent and a bottle of nail varnish, the brothers bumble and stumble to the truth and hopefully to further adventures. Publishers Weekly
A delightful mystery set in Barcelona. Clever, funny and utterly unpretentious. Sunday Times
Solana's stylish and witty debut makes entertaining reading, and her two characters, the suave, quick-thinking Borja and anxious, law-abiding Eduard, make a good contrast as they weave their way through an increasingly murky mystery '
The Telegraph
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