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A skillfully plotted tale of misdeeds and murder--introducing Inspector Hector Salgado, a detective with a complicated past, a love of cinema . . . and a tendency to violence.
Under a hot Barcelona sun, a killer is feeling the heat.
When the death of a vulnerable young witness in a case of human trafficking and voodoo causes the normally calm Police Inspector Hector Salgado to beat someone up, he is moved off the project and sent instead to investigate a teenager's fall to his death in one of Barcelona's uptown areas. As Salgado begins to uncover the inconvenient truths behind the city's most powerful families, two seemingly unsolvable cases are set to implode under the hot Barcelona sun.
Under a hot Barcelona sun, a killer is feeling the heat.
When the death of a vulnerable young witness in a case of human trafficking and voodoo causes the normally calm Police Inspector Hector Salgado to beat someone up, he is moved off the project and sent instead to investigate a teenager's fall to his death in one of Barcelona's uptown areas. As Salgado begins to uncover the inconvenient truths behind the city's most powerful families, two seemingly unsolvable cases are set to implode under the hot Barcelona sun.
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About the Author:
ANTONIO HILL lives in Barcelona. He is a professional translator of English-language fiction into Spanish and speaks fluent English.
Review:
“The first thing that strikes the reader about Antonio Hill’s impressive debut novel is its evocative and atmospheric language. The sense of oppressive heat is everpresent, and the treatment of the sultry city evokes the master of Barcelona-set narrative Carlos Ruiz Zafon.... A series to watch.”
—The Indendent (UK)
“Salgado’s rich inner life and Hill’s talents at plotting and prose bode well for a successful series.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A great addition to the genre and a real sizzler.... It’s always a treat to discover a great new series and Barcelona-based writer Antonio Hill’s debut novel ... fits the bill.”
—NOW Magazine (NNNN)
“[The Summer of Dead Toys] is a cleverly plotted novel with plenty of false positives, red herrings and all the dead ends that make for an exciting thriller . . . a promising debut.”
—Seattle Post-Intelligencer
—The Indendent (UK)
“Salgado’s rich inner life and Hill’s talents at plotting and prose bode well for a successful series.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A great addition to the genre and a real sizzler.... It’s always a treat to discover a great new series and Barcelona-based writer Antonio Hill’s debut novel ... fits the bill.”
—NOW Magazine (NNNN)
“[The Summer of Dead Toys] is a cleverly plotted novel with plenty of false positives, red herrings and all the dead ends that make for an exciting thriller . . . a promising debut.”
—Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- PublisherDoubleday Canada
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0385678703
- ISBN 13 9780385678704
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages368
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