Who Killed Palomino Molero?
A Novel
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4.3 • 16 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
This wonderful detective novel is set in Peru in the 1950s. Near an Air Force base in the northern desert, a young airman is found murdered. Lieutenant Silva and Officer Lituma investigate. Lacking a squad car, they have to cajole a local cabbie into taking them to the scene of the crime. Their superiors are indifferent; the commanding officer of the air base stands in their way; but Silva and Lituma are determined to uncover the truth.
Who Killed Palomino Molero, an entertaining and brilliantly plotted mystery, takes up one of Vargas Llosa's characteristic themes: the despair at how hard it is to be an honest man in a corrupt society.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The distinguished Peruvian novelist (Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter et al.) examines the more sinister aspects of human nature in this story of political and psychological corruption. "Written with colloquial ease and gritty dialogue, this taut narrative propels the reader to its disturbing denouement, leaving provocative questions in its wake,'' wrote PW.
Customer Reviews
An okay read
I had to read this for a lit and film class, and I have to say it was enjoyable. Lots of interesting characters and plot and overall a solid detective novel. Though it's not a traditional detective novel in the American or British sense, but it was relatively interesting and worth the read. I'd recommend it to anyone who is a fan of detective novels, the author, or modern day Latin American literature.