El anillo del General / The General's Ring (Paperback)
Benjamin Prado
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Add to basketPaperback. SE PUEDE SENTIR PIEDAD POR QUIEN HA SIDO UN MONSTRUO? Un nuevo caso de Juan Urbano entre la Espana de hoy y los anos mas oscuros del franquismo y la dictadura argentina. A mediocamino entre el Philip Marlowe de Chandler, el Zuckerman de Philip Roth y el Carvalho de Vazquez Montalban. Jesus Ruiz Mantilla, El Pais Olvidense del lugar comun, no hay nada frio en la venganza, solo brasas que reviven con el mas leve soplo. Buenos Aires, 1987: unos misteriosos asaltantes fuerzan la tumba del general Peron y roban sus manos. Se barajaron teorias esotericas, politicas y economicas, pero el enigma nunca ha sido resuelto: quienes se las llevaron y por que? Madrid, 2024: una nueva ley de memoria historica abre la puerta a encausar a algunos represores del franquismo y Juan Urbano recibe el encargo de dar con El electricista, uno de los torturadores mas temidos del regimen, que chantajeo y despojo de sus bienes a algunos detenidos y a sus familias. El profesor-detective nos llevara de la casa de Peron en Espana, donde se juntaban nazis con masones y se practicaban rituales de magia negra con la momia de Evita, al Torremolinos de los anos setenta, mezcla de tugurios y estrellas de Hollywood, pasando por los paraisos fiscales donde escondieron su dinero muchos asesinos. Quien fundo la Triple A? Por que algunos de sus pistoleros actuaron en Espana, por ejemplo, el 23-F? Que fue de Isabelita, la tercera esposa de Peron? Donde esta la fortuna del tres veces presidente de Argentina? En un laberinto cada vez mas peligroso, todas las preguntas desembocan en el gran dilema final: se puede sentir piedad por quien ha sido un monstruo?ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONCAN ONE PITY A MONSTER? In the latest Juan Urbano case, the dark years of the Franco and Argentine dictatorships cast their shadow over todays Spain. Buenos Aires, 1987: Mysterious vandals break into the tomb of General Juan Peron and steal his hands. Speculation about their motive runs the gamut from esoteric to political and purely financial motives, but the enigma remains unsolved: who desecrated the corpse, and why? Madrid, 2024: A new Historical Memory Law opens the possibility of prosecuting members of the Franco regime for their crimes. Professor-detective Juan Urbano is tasked with finding The Electrician, one of the most feared torturers of the times, who blackmailed and extorted detainees and their families. Urbanos research takes him from Perons former residence in Spain, where Nazis rubbed shoulders with Freemasons and rumored black magic rituals took place with Evitas mummified corpse, to the Torremolinos of the 1970, a mix of beach shacks and Hollywood stars, as well as on side trips to the fiscal havens where many of the dictators lackeys stashed their ill-gotten gains. Who founded the Triple A? Why were some of its militants active in Spain; for example, in the 23-F coup attempt? What happened to Isabelita, Perons third wife? Where is the fortune of the three-time Argentine president hidden? In a labyrinth that becomes ever-more dangerous, all these questions lead to an overarching final dilemma: Is it possible to feel pity for someone who committed monstruous acts? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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