by Patricia Melo · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440675866
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«Killer» is the novel by Patrícia Melo, published by Ediciones B in paperback (221 pages, in Spanish).
Maiquel sells used cars in São Paulo until he becomes a killer. After killing a criminal, the neighbourhood celebrates him as a hero and soon neighbours and bourgeois seeking protection call on him. The novel portrays a city dominated by fear and violence, where having someone with a gun becomes a privilege.
The translation is by Basilio Losada. The work was originally published as O Matador in 1995. It won the Deutscher Krimi Preis (international category) in 1998.
It is aimed at readers of thrillers and crime fiction, especially those interested in Brazilian fiction and urban stories of violence.
Patrícia Melo is a Brazilian author. She has written The Killer and In Praise of Lies, among others. Her works have dealt with sex and violence in a heavily urbanized setting.
