Estudi en lila

Synopsis of Estudi en lila

«Estudi en lila» is the crime novel by Maria Antònia Oliver, published by La Magrana in hardback (198 pages, in Catalan).

Lònia Guiu, a Mallorcan detective, receives in 1980s Barcelona two seemingly unconnected cases: a pregnant teenager who fled home after a rape and an antiques dealer defrauded by three men. The second makes her suspicious; she is soon pursued by hitmen, whom she defeats with wit and martial arts.

First installment of the Detectiu Lònia Guiu series, published in 1985 in the La Negra collection by La Magrana.

For crime fiction readers who want to discover the first female investigator in Catalan literature.