An Olympic Death
June 2010
Trade Paperback · 224 Pages
$14.95 U.S. · $16.95 CAN
ISBN 9781846686726
Serpent's Tail
Trade Paperback · 224 Pages
$14.95 U.S. · $16.95 CAN
ISBN 9781846686726
Serpent's Tail
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Description
“One of the finest examples of European ‘noir’ literature.” —John Harvey
“Pepe Carvalho is a true original.” —The Times (London)
As private investigator Pepe Carvalho cruises the backstreets of Barcelona, finding dead bodies and broken socialist promises, he remembers an older, seedier town hidden behind the shiny new Olympic City. Like his beloved city, Carvalho is forced to confront the sins of the past.
Manuel Vázquez Montálban was born in Barcelona in 1939. He won both the Raymond Chandler Prize and the French Grand Prix of Detective Fiction for his thrillers. He died in 2003.
“Pepe Carvalho is a true original.” —The Times (London)
As private investigator Pepe Carvalho cruises the backstreets of Barcelona, finding dead bodies and broken socialist promises, he remembers an older, seedier town hidden behind the shiny new Olympic City. Like his beloved city, Carvalho is forced to confront the sins of the past.
Manuel Vázquez Montálban was born in Barcelona in 1939. He won both the Raymond Chandler Prize and the French Grand Prix of Detective Fiction for his thrillers. He died in 2003.
About the Authors
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.