El lejano país de los estanques

Synopsis of El lejano país de los estanques

When the body of a young Austrian woman appears on a farm in Mallorca, Sergeant Bevilacqua and Civil Guard Virginia Chamorro are sent from Madrid to investigate the case. What seems like a crime of passion soon reveals more complex ramifications, in an environment marked by tourism, cultural differences and personal secrets. El lejano país de los estanques is the first novel starring this pair of investigators, and combines intrigue, irony and a sharp social look, in a story that inaugurates one of the most emblematic sagas of contemporary Spanish noir fiction. Lorenzo Silva, one of the most widely read authors in Spanish, finally in Easy Reading.