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Who Killed Palomino Molero?
A Thriller & Suspense Novel by Mario Vargas Llosa
Subgenres:
- Detective Mystery,
- Police Procedural,
- 1950s Peru
This book is for you if you're into...
- Murder mysteries set in 1950s Peru
- Detectives battling indifference and corruption from their own superiors
The Nobel Prize–winning author draws on his own investigation of an infamous murder in 1950s Peru to construct this acclaimed detective novel.
When a young airman is found murdered near an air force base in the northern desert, Lieutenant Silva and his assistant, Officer Lituma, must investigate. With not so much as a squad car, they must hitch a ride to the crime scene. Though their superiors are indifferent, and the victim's commanding officer is openly hostile, Silva and Lituma remain committed to solving the riddle of young Palomino Molero's death.
In his first detective novel, Mario Vargas Llosa delivers a deftly plotted story as he explores one of his signature themes: the despair one feels when attempting to be honest in a corrupt society.
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