Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
Mar 1, 2004
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Edition
Originally published in Spain, Translated by Ed Emery
ISBN-10
1852427590
ISBN-13
9781852427597
Description
"Montalbán writes with authority and compassion—a Le Carré-like sorrow."— Publishers Weekly As Barcelona prepares for the Games, the city is turned over to make way for new roads, a new stadium, and the giant prawn sculptures of Mariscal. PI Pepe Carvalho now finds himself forced to work for the Olympic entrepreneurs. As Montalbán’s overweight hero finds dead bodies and broken socialist promises, he discovers an older, seedier Barcelona hidden behind the shiny new Olympic City.
Genres
Mystery
Science Fiction
History