Repentance
by Eloísa Díaz
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Pub Date Nov 16 2021 | Archive Date Mar 08 2022
Polis Books | Agora Books
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Description
Now a Best First Novel 2022 ITW Thriller Awards Nominee
A Library Journal Top Winter Debut: "Strong characterization, nail-biting suspense, social relevance."
Two moments in time, twenty years apart, one last chance at redemption. What would you do with a second chance?
1981.
Argentina is in the grip of a brutal military dictatorship. Inspector Joaquín Alzada’s work in the Buenos Aires police force exposes him to the many realities of life under a repressive regime: desperate people, terrified people and —worst of all—missing people. Personally, he prefers to stay out of politics, enjoying a simple life with his wife Paula. But when his revolutionary brother Jorge is disappeared, Alzada will stop at nothing to rescue him.
2001.
The country is in the midst of yet another devastating economic crisis and riots are building in the streets of Buenos Aires. This time Alzada is determined to keep his head down and wait patiently for his retirement. But when a dead body is found behind the morgue and a woman from one of the city’s wealthiest families goes missing, Alzada is forced to confront his own involvement in one of the darkest periods in Argentinian history—a time of collective horror and personal tragedy.
Advance Praise
'An accomplished, inventive detective novel thrumming with tension and family secrets'
--Sanaë Lemoine, author of The Margot Affair
'An astonishingly assured first novel, both funny and moving'
--The Times Crime Club
"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 ― CRIME TIME
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781951709464 |
| PRICE | $26.99 (USD) |
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