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Repentance

By: Eloísa Díaz
Narrated by: Richard Burnip
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Buenos Aires, 1981.

Inspector Alzada's work in the Buenos Aires police force during the Dirty War exposes him to the many realities of life under a repressive military regime. Personally, he prefers to stay out of politics, but when his hot-headed revolutionary brother, Jorge, is disappeared, Alzada knows he will stop at nothing to recover him.

Buenos Aires, 2001.

Argentina is in the midst of yet another devastating economic crisis. Alzada is still an inspector, determined to keep his head down in anticipation of a peaceful retirement with Paula and the nephew they've raised together. But all his plans are derailed when a young woman's dead body lands in the dumpster behind the morgue on the same day a woman from one of the city's wealthiest families goes missing.

©2020 Eloísa Díaz (P)2020 Orion Publishing Group Limited Crime Fiction Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense United States World Literature Espionage Fiction Latin American Crime

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Critic reviews

An astonishingly assured first novel, written in English by a Spanish lawyer, that is both funny and moving (Mark Sanderson)
Repentance is an apt title for this very impressive debut which works on multiple levels. It is an evocative crime thriller with a likeable, self-aware protagonist, but also skilfully explores the darkest period in Argentina's modern history (Adam LeBor)
A powerful crime novel ... Opening old historical wounds that still strongly affect Argentinian society, this is a tale with many layers, many of them painful to evoke and a strong depiction of a country and a period that still simmers between the pages of history books and the crime novel is a perfect way of lancing the boil. Recommended. (Maxim Jakubowski)
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I loved the story although I would have preferred a different more elaborate ending for the case of the missing girl. The book consists mainly of lively dialogues and avoids lengthy, pointless descriptions. Great read. Highly recommendable.

Great story, beautifully read

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