The Tale of Senyor Rodriguez
by Lou Gilmond
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Pub Date Nov 30 2016 | Archive Date May 29 2018
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Description
WHAT IF YOU COULD BE SOMEBODY ELSE?
Lou Gilmond's stunning debut literary mystery novel. It's 1960's Mallorca and Thomas Sebastian is an English conman on the run. Hoping to evade his creditors, he's taken an old Spanish finca as his hideout. He discovers the house untouched since the death of its last owner, the renowned and distinguished Senyor Rodriguez - with fine art on the walls, a library of books and cellar full of wine. Thomas slips easily into his new life - walking, reading and drinking; falling in love with his neighbour, the beautiful but impossibly young Isabella Ferretti. But when he puts on Rodriguez' white linen suit and heads into the city, things get a little out of hand... This literary mystery novel is a riotous tale of excess, desire and greed, set in a sultry Spanish island summer of 1964. Lou Gilmond's prose at times crackles with wit and at others is stomach-heavy with sensuality. Through it all, Thomas is thrilling if feverish company.
Featured Reviews
Sue Ann M, Reviewer
A real page-turner. I was hooked from the first page, following the trials and tribulations of our anti-hero on the run and living it up in a Spanish villa. We meet the mysterious neighbours Isabella and Marta, the naive expat abroad, Susan and the 'ghost' of Senyor Rodriguez. Some great twists and turns.
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