The Man of My Life - Softcover

Manuel Vazquez Montalban

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1852428465 ISBN 13: 9781852428464

Publisher: Serpent's Tail, 2006

Synopsis

“Montalbán does for Barcelona what Chandler did for Los Angeles—he exposes the criminal power relationships beneath the façade of democracy.”—Guardian

When the son of a rich financier is murdered, Carvalho is called upon to investigate his mysterious death. In his quest for the killer, Carvalho has to infiltrate the world of Satanism and religious sects. Torn between two women—his on-off partner Charo and her eternal hesitations, and the enigmatic Yes, a lover from his youth, the professional and personal merge, and a devastating betrayal leaves Carvalho fighting for his life.

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán was born in Barcelona in 1939. He was a journalist, novelist, and creator of Pepe Carvalho, a fast-living, gourmet private detective. He died in October 2003.

About this title

About the Author:

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán was born in Barcelona in 1939. He was a journalist, novelist and creator of Pepe Carvalho, a fast-living, gourmet private detective. Montalbán 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.

Review:

?Pepe Carvalho is a phlegmatic investigator. His greatest concern is with his stomach, but when not pursuing delicacies, he can unravel the most tangles of mysteries? Sunday Times ?Montalb?n writes with authority and compassion - a Le Carr?-like sorrow? Publishers? weekly ?Montalb?n is a writer who is caustic about the powerful and tender towards the oppressed? TLS ?The most metaphysical gunshoe on the streets... the plot is as concerned with exploring capitalism malignancy as it is with corpses and femmes fatales? The Times ?Does for Barcelona what Chandler did for Los Angeles - exposes the criminal power relationships beneath the facade of democracy? Guardian

About this edition

• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1852428465
• ISBN 13: 9781852428464
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256