by Trevanian · Mundo Actual de Ediciones. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788474543131
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«El Main» is the crime novel by Trevanian, published by Mundo Actual de Ediciones in paperback (302 pages, in Spanish).
The story takes place in El Main, the immigrant district of Montreal, a heterogeneous and violent environment where police lieutenant Claude LaPointe dispenses justice his own way. His commitment to that community is total, but the arrival of a ruthless killer forces him to reconsider his convictions and face his own loneliness and mortality. A tale of crime, mystery and redemption with an atypical protagonist and an unmistakable urban atmosphere.
Spanish edition with translation by Esteban Riambau; the novel was originally published in English as «The Main» in 1976.
For readers of crime and detective fiction, especially those who already know Trevanian from titles such as «Shibumi».
Rodney William Whitaker was an American film scholar and writer who wrote several novels under the pen name Trevanian. Whitaker wrote in a wide variety of genres, achieved bestseller status, and published under several other names, as well, including Nicholas Seare, Beñat Le Cagot, and Edoard Moran. He published the nonfiction book The Language of Film under his own name.
