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Tag Archives: Ernesto Mallo
#12 Ernesto Mallo / Needle in a Haystack
Ernesto Mallo, Needle in a Haystack [La aguja en el pajar], translated from the Spanish by Jethro Soutar (London: Bitter Lemon Press 2010 [2006]). This crime novel paints a searing portrait of 1970s Argentina under military rule 5 stars Opening sentence: Some days the side of … Continue reading
Posted in 5 stars, Argentina, Book reviews, By country, Historical
Tagged Argentinian crime, crime fiction, crime review, Ernesto Mallo, historical crime
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