El aroma del crimen

Synopsis of El aroma del crimen

In 'The Aroma of Crime,' Xabier Gutiérrez introduces us to Vicente Parra, an Ertzaintza instructor in San Sebastián, who faces two intriguing cases. On one hand, fashion designer Elena Castaño is brutally murdered in her mansion, appearing to be a robbery, but it soon reveals itself as a personal crime. On the other hand, the death of a young university janitor from renal and hepatic insufficiency raises suspicions in his mother, who finds cash and an unusual lifestyle. Vicente discovers that both cases are related to the world of gastronomy, further complicating matters when the janitor's autopsy casts doubt on the cause of his death. A noir novel that immerses the reader in a plot of mystery and cuisine.