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Death on a Galician Shore
Domingo Villar
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Description for Death on a Galician Shore
Paperback. * A cleverly plotted, page-turning murder mystery set on the beautiful, rugged coast of Galicia in northwest Spain Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
One misty autumn dawn in a quiet fishing port in northwest Spain, the body of a sailor washes up in the harbour. Detective Inspector Leo Caldas is called in from police headquarters in the nearby city of Vigo to sign off on what appears to be a suicide. But details soon come to light that turn this routine matter into a complex murder investigation. Finding out the truth is not easy when the villagers are so suspicious of outsiders. As Caldas delves into the maritime life of the village, he uncovers a disturbing decade-old case of a shipwreck and ... Read more
One misty autumn dawn in a quiet fishing port in northwest Spain, the body of a sailor washes up in the harbour. Detective Inspector Leo Caldas is called in from police headquarters in the nearby city of Vigo to sign off on what appears to be a suicide. But details soon come to light that turn this routine matter into a complex murder investigation. Finding out the truth is not easy when the villagers are so suspicious of outsiders. As Caldas delves into the maritime life of the village, he uncovers a disturbing decade-old case of a shipwreck and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349123424
SKU
V9780349123424
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Ref
99-10
About Domingo Villar
Domingo Villar grew up in Vigo, Galicia and now lives in Madrid. His two novels, both featuring Inspector Leo Caldas, have been highly acclaimed top-ten bestsellers in Spain, and he is the winner of a Brigada 21 Prize for best crime novel. Death on a Galician Shore is his second novel.
Reviews for Death on a Galician Shore
The rugged coastline of Galicia makes a suitably unsettling setting ... Caldas is an engaging copper
Marcel Berlins The Times A satisfying read ... a traditional procedural laced with gothic menace
John O'Connell The Guardian Villar seduced us with his first novel, and now confirms himself as an excellent writer with Death on a Galician Shore. The plotting ... Read more
Marcel Berlins The Times A satisfying read ... a traditional procedural laced with gothic menace
John O'Connell The Guardian Villar seduced us with his first novel, and now confirms himself as an excellent writer with Death on a Galician Shore. The plotting ... Read more