El lejano país de los estanques

Synopsis of El lejano país de los estanques

«El lejano país de los estanques» is the crime novel by Lorenzo Silva, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (281 pages, in Spanish).

Sergeant Bevilacqua, a member of the Civil Guard, and the inexperienced agent Chamorro investigate in Mallorca the death of a foreign woman. Undercover, they move among nightclubs, nudist beaches and drug dealing, and end up uncovering the secrets hidden behind the apparent summer rest.

This first instalment of the Bevilacqua and Chamorro series was awarded the Premio Ojo Crítico in 1998.

For fans of crime and mystery novels, and entry point to the Bevilacqua and Chamorro series.