Veronica Rosenthal #02: The Foreign Girls

Veronica Rosenthal #02: The Foreign Girls
Sergio Olguin
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h198 x 129mm - 346pg
1 Feb 2021 UK
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9781913394387
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Wealthy, scenic Tucaman is shocked by the brutal murder of two young women - but is it down to black magic or age-old misogyny and corruption? When two European backpackers are found murdered after attending a high society party in northern Argentina, sacrificial offerings left near the bodies point to their involvement in a Macumba rite. But for their friend Veronica Rosenthal, a courageous investigative journalist with a proclivity for sexual adventure, the story smacks of a cover-up. Sure enough, Veronica' s determination to get justice for the ' foreign girls' quickly reveals a political dimension to the murder and leads her into very dangerous territory, bringing her face to face with old enemies, as well as new ones. ' One of the three best thrillers of 2019. ' - Financial Times' A distilled single malt noir, a gripping reflection on the woes and angst of Argentinian society. ' - NB Magazine' A superbly-paced corruption thriller which reaches an almost unbearably tense finish. ' - Morning Star

#01: Fragility of Bodies, The
#02: Foreign Girls, The
#03: There Are No Happy Loves

Foreign Girls "Foreign Girls is not only a crime novel with the thrills and pace of a roller coaster, but also a story where love is the key, justice is fundamental and vengeance becomes a necessity. "-- Telam "An unusual and captivating heroine. "i--Pagina/12 "Olguin narrates as brilliantly as Maradona played football. "-- Suddeutsche Zeitung "A passionate story of intrigue and a broad fresco of contemporary Argentinean society. "--La voz del interior. Reviews Fragility of BodiesKirkus: But the story is so gripping and Veronica is such a fascinating departure from crime fiction convention--she' s 30, Jewish, brazen, and openly flawed--that the book becomes difficult to put down. Also a very good novel about journalism, it' s the first installment of a trilogy. An unusual, intoxicating thriller from Argentina that casts deeper and deeper shadows. Publishers Weekly, Starred Review: A scalding crime novel set in Buenos Aires. Olguin memorably explores the gulf between the haves and have-nots of her city. Readers will hope to see more of the complex Veronica. (Oct. ) Financial Times: ONE OF THREE BEST THRILLERS OF 2019: The late, great foreign correspondent Nicholas Tomalin once opined that a journalist needed three qualities to succeed: "ratlike cunning, a plausible manner and a little literary ability". Veronica Rosenthal, the protagonist with a chaotic personal life of Olguin' s lively new thriller The Fragility of Bodies, has these in spades. Olguin is a fine writer with an easy style, aided by a very readable translation by Miranda France. This is the first of a trilogy featuring Rosenthal who pursues her leads with courage and determination, as she digs into a suicide that quickly morphs into a deadly conspiracy. The series has already been turned into a television series and I' m looking forward to the next volume. CrimeReview: This is an excellent story, well told and translated, which sustains a high level of tension throughout. The reader is well aware of the risks to Veronica and those she co-opts in her research, and these culminate in violent and gripping action. In the background we have Buenos Aires, with great disparities of wealth and prevalent corruption, but a strong sense of life being lived to the full. NB Magazine: The Fragility of Bodies is a powerful tale of murder and corruption set in Buenos Aires; it feels troublingly plausible. It will thrill readers with a taste for dark, gritty, real-world crime fiction. This novel is distilled single malt noir, a gripping reflection on the woes and angst of Argentinian society. SHOTS Magazine: This is how I like my noir fiction: no cops with unlikely hang-ups, no copycat serial killers, no ' here-we-go-again' plots. Olguin concentrates instead on villains and victims and several dollops of savage sex.
Sergio Olguin was born in Buenos Aires in 1967 and was a journalist before turning to fiction. Olguin has won a number of awards, among others the Premio Tusquets 2009 for his novel Oscura monotona sangre ("Dark Monotonous Blood") His books have been translated into German, French and Italian. ' The Fragility of Bodies' and ' The Foreign Girls' are his first novels to be translated into English.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781913394387
Published: 1 Feb 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bitter Lemon Press
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 346

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