by Eduardo Mendoza · Booket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788432225864
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«El misterio de la cripta embrujada» is the mystery and humor novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Booket in paperback (208 pages, in Spanish).
A mental asylum inmate is forced to investigate the disappearance of several girls from the school of the Lazarist mothers of San Gervasio. His inquiries lead him through a series of mishaps until uncovering an intricate farce devised by wealthy people, in a plot that works as a burlesque farce and moral and social satire.
First installment of the series «El innombrado detective o El paciente del doctor Sugrañes».
Recommended for readers of crime fiction with a sense of humor and for those who want to discover one of Eduardo Mendoza's most celebrated comic works.
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.
