by Eduardo Mendoza · Seix-Barral · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788432217012
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«El misterio de la cripta embrujada» is the crime novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Seix-Barral in paperback (208 pages, in Spanish).
A psychiatric patient becomes an improvised detective to investigate the disappearances of girls at a school in San Gervasio in exchange for his freedom. The inquiry reveals a plot involving wealthy people and gives rise to social satire and a parody of the crime genre, with Barcelona as the setting.
First installment of the series «El innombrado detective o el paciente del Doctor Sugrañes»; in the Biblioteca Eduardo Mendoza collection it appears as volume 5.
For readers of crime fiction and humour who appreciate social satire and urban settings.
Eduardo Mendoza Garriga is a Spanish novelist, playwright, and essayist. His first novel, La Verdad sobre el Caso Savolta, published in 1975, reflected the social changes as Spain transitioned to democracy, and was very successful. His 1986 novel, La Ciudad de los Prodigios, is widely acclaimed, and he is also known for his "mad detective" parody novels, in particular El Laberinto de las Aceitunas.
